008The Greenery at “Jurin” - An Original Musashino Landscaping

2017.5.30 Tue.

Originally renowned as a coffee house, Jurin became an all-day dining restaurant after its 2014 renewal opening. The luscious and magnificent greenery, consisting of a variety of trees, can be enjoyed from the large ceiling-to-floor panorama windows designed and planted in 1971, by the self-proclaimed “Outdoor Space Creator,” landscape guru, Koki Fukaya.
It was created with Fukaya’s unique sense of beauty and his strong desire to reproduce the original landscape of Musashino as a symbol of nature within Tokyo’s skyscraper forest. Musashino is located in West Tokyo, an area of blessed with nature and beautiful lush greenery. The Greenery at Jurin was selected as part of “Shinjuku’s 30 Greenery Selection.”
In the garden, there is a natural stone promenade, and deciduous trees such as East Asian oak trees, Japanese elm trees, Japanese maple trees, which produce comforting sounds of nature as the wind sways their leaves. Come enjoy the charm of Musashino’s woodland, as you walk into Jurin. Relax and enjoy your meal while breathing in the beauty of nature.