Shinjuku Gyoen Chrysanthemums, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Observatory & Tsunahachi Tempura | Nov 11, 2026

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Tokyo Morning Radio — November 11, 2026WEATHERJMA regional forecast for the Tokyo area, Wednesday, Nov 11: sunny. Rain chance: 0% in every six-hour period. Temps at the Tokyo observation point: high 15°C, low 7°C. Winds: northerly, later southeasterly.JMA report for Nov 11, issued 5 PM JST Nov 10; latest as of retrieval (6:09 PM JST Nov 10). Forecasts change.Japan Meteorological Agency:https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/forecast/data/forecast/130000.jsonTRANSIT & ACCESSNo Travel Alert for this episode.JR East (Kanto) service status:https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/kanto.aspxSHINJUKU GYOEN CHRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITION — A CASCADE AND A DOMENov 1-15, 2026, open every day of the run, incl. Wed, Nov 11. 9 AM-4:30 PM; last admission 4 PM. No separate fee: garden admission applies (adults 500 yen).In the Japanese Traditional Garden, under temporary canopies called uwaya, each bed arranged along the path to be seen at its best. The garden describes it as a horticultural tradition closely associated with Japan's imperial family.Compare two beds trained in different ways:- Kengai: imitates wild chrysanthemums cascading from crevices in a cliff. Small, single-layered blossoms, each plant trained along a frame of bamboo and wire.- Ozukuri: unique to Shinjuku Gyoen, says the garden. No grafting: one plant is grown for over a year, then shaped into a semicircle of hundreds of flowers blooming together; often regarded as the crowning glory of the exhibition.Chrysanthemum Exhibition (official, Japanese):https://policies.env.go.jp/national-garden/shinjukugyoen/highlights/kiku/Exhibition pamphlet (official, English PDF):https://policies.env.go.jp/national-garden/shinjukugyoen/highlights/kiku/documents/pamphlet_en.pdfHIDDEN GEM — TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGIn Nishi-Shinjuku, on the west side of Shinjuku Station: a separate visit, worth its own time.Home to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government since 1991; Building No. 1 is 243 m tall and, says the metropolitan government, was Japan's tallest when completed. Per the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, one of few skyscrapers with stone-covered outer walls, designed to evoke "tateshige kumiko", the closely spaced vertical lattice of Edo-period houses, while also expressing a futuristic integrated circuit.Free observatories on the 45th floor, 202 m up; no advance reservations. Scheduled for Wed, Nov 11: South 9:30 AM-10 PM (last entry 9:30 PM), North 9:30 AM-5:30 PM (last entry 5 PM). May close at short notice in bad weather.Observatory guide (official, Japanese):https://www.zaimu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tochousha/goannai/tenbouObservatory calendar (official, Japanese/English PDF):https://www.zaimu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/zaimu/tenboukaishitsu-pdfFOOD PICK — TSUNAHACHI'S TOKUSEN EDOMAE-ZENOn the east side of Shinjuku Station. Tempura Shinjuku Tsunahachi, founded in Shinjuku in 1924. The main store is temporarily closed for rebuilding; the annex that is open is Tsunahachi Sohonten Bekkan, TRES SHINJUKU 6F and B1F, 3-28-4 Shinjuku. Per the shop: 3 min from Shinjuku-sanchome Sta., 5 min from the JR Shinjuku Sta. East Exit gates.The set, as the shop lists it: kuruma prawn, squid, seafood, two vegetables, a Tsunahachi-style tempura, anago (conger eel) and kakiage (mixed fritter). On the lunch and dinner menus.Open daily except the New Year holidays: 11 AM-10 PM (last order 9 PM). Before visiting, check with the shop about where the set is served, the latest menu and reservations.Tsunahachi Sohonten Bekkan (official, Japanese):https://www.tunahachi.co.jp/store/53.htmlABOUT THIS EPISODEAI-generated scripts/voices; a human editor reviews every episode. Details can change; confirm sources above. Most linked pages are in Japanese. No sponsorship implied. The order of the picks is not a route or a travel order.Prepared Nov 10, 2026, for Nov 11, 2026 (night-before production).

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