Shinjuku Gyoen is a national garden that straddles Shinjuku Ward and Shibuya Ward in Tokyo.
新宿御苑とは、東京都新宿区と渋谷区にまたがる国立庭園です。
Shinjuku Gyoen／新宿御苑
national garden／国立庭園
straddle／またがる
Shinjuku Ward／新宿区
Shibuya Ward／渋谷区
Originally an imperial garden, it features large facilities, a beautiful garden and historic buildings.
元々は皇室の庭園だったため、広い施設と美しい庭と、歴史的建造物が見どころです。
originally／元々
imperial／皇室の
garden／庭園
feature／特色となる
large／広い
facility／施設
beautiful／美しい
garden／庭
historic／歴史的
building／建造物
Shinjuku Gyoen has three gardens: a Western-style “landscape garden” and a “well-formed garden”, and a Japanese-style “Japanese traditional garden”.
新宿御苑には、西洋風の「風景式庭園」「整形式庭園」と、和風の「日本庭園」の3つの庭園があります。
Shinjuku Gyoen／新宿御苑
garden／庭
Western-style／西洋式
landscape garden／風景式庭園
well-formed garden／整形式庭園
Japanese-style／日本式
Japanese traditional garden／日本庭園
In addition to the garden, there is a greenhouse, a resting place for the imperial family, and a memorial building for the wedding of the prince, making it a vast park facility where nature and history coexist.
Shinjuku Gyoen was originally built in the place where the residence of the Naito family, a vassal of Ieyasu Tokugawa, was located.
新宿御苑は、もともとは徳川家康の家臣である内藤家の屋敷があった場所に作られました。
Shinjuku Gyoen／新宿御苑
originally／もともと
built／build（造る）の過去形
place／場所
residence／屋敷
Naito family／内藤家
vassal／家臣
Ieyasu Tokugawa／徳川家康
be located／ある
In 1872, the government established the “Naito Shinjuku Proving Ground” for the purpose of promoting modern agriculture in Japan on the site that combines the land of the Naito family and the adjacent land.
In 1879, it became Shinjuku Botanical Garden under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Ministry, and in 1906, Shinjuku Gyoen was opened.
1879年には宮内省所管の新宿植物御苑となり、1906年に新宿御苑が開園しました。
became／become（なる）の過去形
Shinjuku Botanical Garden／新宿植物御苑
jurisdiction／管轄
Imperial Household Ministry／宮内省
Shinjuku Gyoen／新宿御苑
be opened／始まる
In 1945, the facility was almost completely destroyed by the air raids caused by the war, but in 1949 it became a national park and was opened to the public.
A well-formed garden is a garden style that is symmetrical about the axis and is made based on geometric patterns and lines such as straight lines and circles.
整形式庭園は、軸線に左右対称で、直線や円等の幾何学的模様や線を基調に作られた庭園様式です。
well-formed garden／整形式庭園
garden／庭園
style／様式
symmetrical／対称
axis／軸、中軸
based on／に基づく
geometric／幾何学的
pattern／模様
line／線
such as／のような
straight line／直線
circle／円
The garden is characterized by approximately 160 sycamore trees lined up symmetrically around the rose flower bed.
バラ花壇を中心に、左右対称に約160本のプラタナスの並木があるのが特徴の庭園です。
garden／庭園
be characterized by／を特徴とする
approximately／約
sycamore trees／プラタナスの木
lined up／並んで
symmetrically／対称的に
rose／バラ
flower bed／花壇
Well-formed gardens are also known as French gardens.
整形式庭園は、別名、フランス式庭園とも呼ばれています。
well-formed garden／整形式
also／もまた
known as／として知られている
French garden／フランス式庭園
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The Palace of Versailles is also well-formed garden.（ベルサイユ宮殿も整形式庭園よ。）
The Old imperial Rest House is a building built in 1896 as a rest area for the emperor and the imperial family, and is designated as an important cultural property.
Shinjuku Gyoen has a restaurant where you can dine while looking out at the landscape garden, and a cafe at the entrance of the park.
新宿御苑には、風景式庭園を眺めながら食事ができるレストランや、公園の入口にカフェもあります。
Shinjuku Gyoen／新宿御苑
restaurant／レストラン
dine／食事をする
while／～しつつ
look out／外を見る
landscape garden／風景式庭園
cafe／カフェ
entrance／入口
park／公園
In addition, there is a tea room in the Japanese garden where you can enjoy matcha green tea and Japanese sweets while looking out at the Japanese garden.
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