Press Release

March 02, 2026
  • Nature & Parks

Advance Booking during Cherry Blossom Season in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

1.To alleviate crowds and prevent any potential accidents during cherry blossom season, Shinjuku Gyoen will introduce Advance Booking for the specified dates and time below in the period from March 28 to April 5, 2026. 

2. Advance Booking is required for the specified dates and time:
March 28 (Sat), 29 (Sun), April 4 (Sat), 5 (Sun) 10:00am-4:00pm
 
3. Advance Booking is available via the Advance Booking Website only. For details, please refer to the Shinjuku Gyoen website.
 https://www.env.go.jp/garden/shinjukugyoen/english/index.html

■ Advance Booking during Cherry Blossom Season

  To alleviate crowds and prevent any potential accidents during cherry blossom season, Shinjuku Gyoen will introduce Advance Booking for the specified dates and time below in the period from March 28 to April 5, 2026. Advance Booking is available via the Advance Booking Website only, which is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and there is a limit to the number of people who can enter the garden per hour.
 
(1)  Advance Booking is accepted during the period:
       March 2 to April 5, 2026
 
(2)  Advance Booking is required for the specified dates and time:
       March 28 (Sat), 29 (Sun), April 4 (Sat), 5 (Sun)  10:00am-4:00pm
         * No booking is required for entry in the hours of 9:00-10:00am and 4:00-5:30pm on the above dates.

■ Outline of Advance Booking

  Advance Booking and purchase of Timed Entry e-Ticket (admission ticket) is available via the following website:
  Advance Booking Website: https://shinjukugyoen.hp.peraichi.com/en
 
  * For annual passport holders, people who can enter for free (junior high school students and under, holders of a physical disability certificate, intellectual disability certificate or mental disability certificate and one assistant per certificate holder), parents accompanying their children (junior high school students and under), and pregnant women (excluding groups), Advance Booking is not required.
 
  * When you enter the garden on the day you booked in advance, you are requested to present a phone screen showing your Timed Entry e-Ticket (admission ticket).
 
  *For details on Advance Booking, please refer to the Ministry of the Environment's Shinjuku Gyoen website.
    https://www.env.go.jp/garden/shinjukugyoen/english/index.html