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Meiji Jingū

明治神宮

A large shrine inside a planted forest, a few minutes from one of the busiest stations in the city.

The forest is entirely man-made, planted with donated trees when the shrine was founded. Walking the gravel approach from the entrance torii takes about ten minutes and is the point of the visit as much as the shrine itself.

Address. 1-1 Yoyogikamizonochō, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8557

Hours. Opens around sunrise and closes around sunset, so times shift monthlyCheck the official site for the current month before an early or late visit.

Directions open in your map app, which handles live routing. Tanoshi does not calculate routes itself.

Getting there

  • Harajuku Station

    原宿Closest station

    Lines. JR Yamanote Line

    No exit is listed here because we have not found one stated by an official source. Follow in-station signage.

    The shrine's main entrance torii is beside the station.

    Step-free access for this journey has not been verified. A station having a lift does not mean the whole route is step-free.

  • Meiji-jingūmae Station

    明治神宮前Suggested arrival

    Lines. Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line · Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line

    No exit is listed here because we have not found one stated by an official source. Follow in-station signage.

    Useful if you are arriving on the metro rather than the Yamanote Line.

    Step-free access for this journey has not been verified. A station having a lift does not mean the whole route is step-free.

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Tickets and official links

Free to enter. The shrine grounds are free. The Inner Garden and museum charge separately.

Prices are not reproduced here. They change, and an out-of-date figure is worse than none — check the official site.

Facilities here

Only what we have actually checked is marked as verified. “Not checked” means we do not know — it does not mean the facility is absent.

  • Toilet

    Not checked

  • Accessible toilet

    Not checked

  • Baby changing

    Not checked

  • Nursing room

    Not checked

  • Food

    Not checked

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Also close by

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    Yoyogi Park

    代々木公園

    A big open park next to Meiji Jingū, and one of the few in central Tokyo with real lawn space.

    Free entry4 facilities unchecked
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    Shibuya Scramble Crossing

    渋谷スクランブル交差点

    The intersection everyone photographs, directly outside Shibuya Station's Hachikō exit.

    Free entry3 facilities unchecked

How we checked this

Core details last checked against the sources below on . Hours, prices and facilities change — treat the official site as authoritative.

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What we have not checked

  • Baby-changing tables, nursing rooms and accessible toilets have not been individually verified here.
  • The gravel approach is long; surface suitability for wheelchairs and strollers has not been verified.
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