Landmark · Harajuku / Yoyogi · Tokyo
Meiji Jingu
Crunching gravel, tall camphor trees, a hush after Harajuku
When it fits
Best in the morning · about 75 min
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Where it is
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Straight-line distances: Fuglen Tokyo 1.1 km · The SG Club 1.2 km · Fuunji 1.3 km. Not travel times.
Why Aura
The shrine to Emperor Meiji and his empress sits inside a forest of about 70 hectares. Walk the gravel approach from Harajuku early, before the crowds; opening times change by month.
IconicGo earlyQuietGood with kids
Today06:10–16:10
All hours
Jan 06:40-16:20; Feb 06:20-16:50; Mar 05:40-17:20; Apr 05:10-17:50; May 05:00-18:10; Jun 05:00-18:30; Jul 05:00-18:20; Aug 05:00-18:00; Sep 05:20-17:20; Oct 05:40-16:40; Nov 06:10-16:10; Dec 06:40-16:00Visit lengthAbout 75 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSome slopes or steps
Sources and dates (5)
- When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
- Today: OpenStreetMap
- Visit length: Aura estimate
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
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- meijijingu.or.jp — official site (70 ha forest) · official · read 27 Sept 2026
- meijijingu.or.jp — how to visit (opening hours by month) · official · read 27 Sept 2026
- OSM way/469908925 · osm · read 27 Sept 2026
If it rains
Fuglen TokyoTomigaya · The Oslo coffee house's first Tokyo bar, opened in 2012 on a quiet Tomigaya corner near Yoyogi Park; Fuglen roasts its own beans. A good first stop before Yoyogi Park or Meiji Jingu.Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama HontenJingūmae (Omotesando) · The flagship of the tonkatsu house founded in Tokyo in 1965, known for cutlets soft enough to cut with chopsticks. Order a black-pork (kurobuta) set; the hire-katsu sando is its best-known take-away.
Also in this area
Nezu MuseumMinami-Aoyama · About 7,400 works of pre-modern Japanese and East Asian art shown in seven exhibitions a year, plus a hillside garden with a pond open to ticket holders. A calm end to an Omotesando stroll.
SHIBUYA SKYShibuya Scramble Square · An open-air rooftop above Shibuya Station looking straight down on the crossing. Book a time slot online (cheaper than the counter); bags, hats and tripods go in lockers before the roof.
Shibuya Scramble CrossingShibuya Station, Hachikō exit · Up to a thousand people cross at once when all signals turn red for traffic. Watch one cycle from above, then walk it yourself; after dark the screens light the whole junction.