It consists of Minami (south) Shin-en Garden, Nishi (west) Shin-en Garden, Naka (middle) Shin-en Garden, and Higashi (east) Shin-en Garden that enclose the three sides behind Heian-jingu Shrine Daigokuden.
平安神宮の大極殿背後の周囲三方に配された南神苑、西神苑、中神苑、東神苑で構成される。