Shinjuku Gyo-en (Japanese: 新宿御苑) is a large park and garden in Shinjuku (新宿), Tokyo, Japan. The garden has more than 20,000 trees, including approximately 1,500 cherry trees, which make it an ideal place for Cherry blossom viewing.
According to the official information, most of the cherry trees in Shinjuku Gyo-en bloom from late March to early April, but since there are many variety of cherry trees here, you can still enjoy the beauty of cherry blossom in early March.
There are only a few fully bloomed Cherry trees in the garden, since most of the trees are still green, the pink is so prominent, it can be seen easily from afar.
The cherry trees bloom at this time are Fuji Cherry , which are redder than Tokyo Cherry (染井吉野), and the color is more vivid.
When the breeze passes through, the branches shake and the flowers fall, looks like a dancing pink lady.
Shinjuku Gyo-en is very big, but their official website will show the exact locations of the blooming cherry trees, don’t waste your time.
The lawns in Shinjuku Gyo-en allow people to step and picnic, but the grass is still preserved well, you can see how good the quality of Japanese is.
