Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen national park to sell tickets online english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 6 minutes ago - 12:14 | Lifestyle, All, JapanTOKYO - Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, one of Tokyo's largest and most popular parks, will start selling entrance tickets online later this week ahead of next year's Olympics with an eye on cutting queuing time, the Japanese government said Tuesday.
With tickets currently only available at park gates, waiting times can be more than an hour during busy periods such as the cherry-blossom viewing season in spring.
Starting Thursday, visitors will be able to buy tickets online with credit cards from private vendor "asoview!"
and enter the park using the QR codes sent to them.
Facilities directly managed by the state and municipal governments have so far been reluctant to see their revenues reduced by fees to settlement companies when payments are made by credit cards or e-money.