[Wheelchair accessible Tokyo sightseeing: Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo Opera City and Hanazono Shrine cherry blossom viewing]
[Wheelchair-accessible Tokyo sightseeing: Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo Opera City and Hanazono Shrine cherry blossom viewing]
This guide is available from December to May, and was created so that you can tour the area in two days.
Start▶️JR Shinjuku Station
🌳Shinjuku Gyoen
If your feet get tired from the crowds on the subway and the feeling of concrete and asphalt, you can walk on the grass and observe tropical plants in the warm greenhouse.
💰Price per person: 500-
🕰️Opening hours: 9AM-4PM
📍Location: 11 Naitomachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0014
🚉From Shinjuku 3-chome, take the Tokyo Metro Shinjuku Line and Keio New Line to Hatsudai.
If you want to enjoy contemporary art by up-and-coming artists and a substantial permanent collection that gives a sense of the future of living rooms with paintings hanging on the walls, then go to the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.
🏛️Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
💰Price per person: 1400
🕰️Opening hours: 11AM–7PM, last entry at 18:30
📍Location: 3 Chome-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 163-1403
Sunken Garden in Tokyo Opera City
Jonathan Borofsky's giant sculpture "Singing Man" never stops singing. The small square with the fountain where this statue is located is decorated with trees during the Christmas season.
🏛️Watching a play at Tokyo Opera City
New National Theatre
Enjoy a performance by the New National Theatre Ballet Company, Japan's only national ballet company.
As of 2025, the artistic director is Miyako Yoshida. During the Christmas and winter seasons, they mainly perform Tchaikovsky works such as "The Nutcracker" and international galas, and from spring to autumn, they mainly perform classical works such as "Giselle," "Don Quixote," and "La Bayadère," as well as modern works.
📍Location: 1 Chome-1-1 Honmachi, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0071
🕰️New National Theatre Box Office Telephone Reservation Hours: 10:00-18:00
🍻Izakaya Hokkaido Tokyo Opera City Tower 53F
🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: You can enjoy a wonderful night view while drinking with a Hokkaido seafood menu.
💰Price per person: 2000-
🕰️Business hours: 11AM-2PM 5PM-11PM (two shifts)
📍Address: 53F Tokyo Opera City Tower, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023
Le Pain Quotidien is a large French-style cafe located within Tokyo Opera City.
Enjoy brunch or coffee with a wide selection of pastries, cakes and set menus.
☕️Le Pain Quotidien
💰Price per person: 1000-
🕰️Opening hours: 8AM–8PM
📍Address: 1F, Tokyo Opera City Tower, Nishishinjuku, Tokyo 163-1401
Walk around Hanazono Shrine from the East Exit of JR Shinjuku Station
Hanazono Shrine has provided a venue for the "Situation Theater" of "Karagumi" by Juro Kara, who represented the underground theater troupe after World War II in Japan, as its successive chief priests were also playwrights. Since then, it has been deeply involved with the Japanese entertainment industry, and is a good place to pray for success in film productions, arts, and auditions.
Just between you and me, when you enter the approach to Hanazono Shrine and climb the slope to the right, you will see beautiful cherry blossoms. We turn back while looking at the main hall.
⛩️Hanazono Shrine
🕰️Opening hours: 24 hours
📍Location: 5 Chome-17-3 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022
Disband at Shinjuku 3-chome or a nearby station
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