Parks · Our pick in Tokyo
Yoyogi Park
Next to Meiji Jingū
Wide lawns and ginkgo trees beside Meiji Jingū, busy with picnics, musicians and dog walkers at the weekend.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Kakidai · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Weekends
- Golden ginkgo in autumn
- Address
- Harajuku, Tokyo
- Nearest metro
- Yoyogi-koen
550 m · 7 min walk
More distances - Website
- tokyo-park.or.jp
About Yoyogi Park
Yoyogi Park, beside Meiji Jingū and Harajuku, is run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association (tokyo-park.or.jp).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Yoyogi Park before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Yoyogi Park, as the crow flies.
- TRUNK(HOTEL) Cat Street1.1 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Yoyogi Park are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Yoyogi-koenC550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Meiji Jingū550 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 8 min
- The Shibuya crossing1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Tokyo Tower4.8 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 22 min
- The palace gardens5.9 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Sensō-ji10 kmCar or taxi 40 min
- Tokyo Skytree11 kmCar or taxi 44 min
- Haneda Airport15 kmCar or taxi 58 min
Main railway stations
- Shibuya Station1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Shinjuku Station2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Shinagawa Station6.2 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Tokyo Station6.4 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Ueno Station8.5 kmCycle 43 minCar or taxi 34 min
Location
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