The shrine of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, completed in 1920 and rebuilt after the war, set in a planted forest next to Harajuku Station. It draws more than three million people in the first days of January for hatsumode, more than any other shrine in Japan.
- Address
- 1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan
- Hours
- Shrine sunrise to sunset; Inner Garden 9:00-16:30 (to 16:00 Nov-Feb); museum 10:00-16:30, closed Thu (japan-guide.com, 2026)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Shrine free; Inner Garden JPY 500; Meiji Jingu Museum JPY 1,000 (japan-guide.com, 2026)
- Price level
- JPY
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- At the purification fountain rinse left hand, right hand, then your mouth from your cupped hand, never from the ladle; at the hall bow twice, clap twice, pray, bow once (japan-guide.com etiquette).
- Keep to the sides of the approach: the centre is for the deities (japan-guide.com etiquette).
- The Inner Garden with Kiyomasa's Well is best in mid-June, when the irises bloom.