Shinjuku Gyoen

Japanese: 新宿御苑 - しんじゅくぎょえん

This park straddles Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo. Its area is approximately 583,000 ^m2 . It was originally the residence of Naito, the lord of Takato Domain in Shinano Province, during the Edo period, and is estimated to have been built during the An'ei era (1772-1780). In the early Meiji period, it served as a training farm for fruit trees, vegetables, sericulture, and tea production. After it came under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Ministry in 1879, it was used for greenhouse cultivation of flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees, and became the birthplace of horticulture in Japan. In 1901, it was remodeled into a garden under a five-year plan, and used for national events as Imperial land. After World War II, it was opened to the public as a park, and since July 1971, it has been under the jurisdiction of the Environment Agency (now the Ministry of the Environment). It is a famous garden that represents landscaping in the Meiji and Taisho periods, and has both Japanese and Western-style gardens. It is also characterized by its many chrysanthemums and greenhouse flowers, inheriting the history of the horticultural experiment station. When Emperor Showa passed away in 1989, a grand funeral was held.

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Japanese:

東京都の新宿区と渋谷区にまたがる公園。面積は約 58万 3000m²。もと江戸時代，信濃国高遠藩主内藤氏の下屋敷で，安永年間 (1772～80) の築造と推定される。明治初期は果樹，野菜，養蚕，製茶などの指導農場の役割を果し，1879年宮内省の所管となってからは，花卉，野菜，果樹の温室栽培が行われ，日本の園芸農業の発祥地となった。 1901年から5ヵ年計画で庭園に改造，皇室領として国家的行事に利用された。第2次世界大戦後は公園として一般に開放され，71年7月以降は環境庁 (現環境省) の所管。明治，大正期の造園を代表する名園で，日本式，洋式の庭園があり，園芸試験場の歴史を受継いで菊や温室花卉などが多いのも特色。 89年昭和天皇崩御の際には「大葬の礼」がとり行われた。

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