Hachiko statueScramble crossingMiyashita ParkSHIBUYA SKYMeiji JinguTakeshita StreetYoyogi Park
Tour lengths
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Half day
Meiji Jingu and Takeshita Street, then down to Shibuya.
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Full day
Shrine, park and Harajuku, then Shibuya into the evening.
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Two days
Shibuya one day, Shinjuku or Asakusa the next.
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From your guide
What I point out on the way
I spent nine years in Brisbane, from junior high to the end of university, and I guide in English or Japanese. I check our food stops with each shop before the day.
Sho's note
Hachiko statue
The statue you see was unveiled on 15 August 1948. Hachi himself was at the unveiling of the first one, in 1934.
Sho's note
Yoyogi Park
Three minutes from Harajuku Station. It's been an army ground, US military housing called Washington Heights and the 1964 Olympic village.
Sho's note
Takeshita Street
Known for take-away crepes. I pick strawberry, chocolate or banana, and check the fillings for anything you can't eat.
Tokyo's tourism site says more than 1,000 people cross the Shibuya scramble at a time. Meiji Jingu, founded in 1920, sits in about 70 hectares of forest near Harajuku Station.
That forest was planted. Around 100,000 trees were donated from all over Japan when the shrine was built.
FAQ
Questions people ask
When is Meiji Jingu open?
The gates follow sunrise and sunset, so the hours change every month. In October it's 5:40 am to 4:40 pm.
Do we need SHIBUYA SKY tickets in advance?
Yes, they're timed. Online it's 2,700 yen before 3 pm and 3,400 yen after, and when it sells out online, the counter is sold out too.
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Planning your Shibuya day
Tell me your dates, how many of you there are and anything you can't eat. I'll send back a route and a free quote.
