Harajuku – Meiji Jingu Gardens, the only part of the Inner Precinct that existed long before the establishment of the Meiji Jingu.
Basic Info.
The Meiji Jingu Gardens give you peace in the middle of the busy city. The iris garden was designed by the Emperor Meiji for Empress Shoken and has 1500 irises of 150 different species, which blossom in June. The Meiji Jingu Gardens are also famous for the Kiyomasa-Ido well, a spiritual spot.
Spot Info.
・Name: Meiji Jingu Gardens
・Travel time (approx.): closest station – 1min. from JR Harajuku Station
25min. from JR Tokyo Station, 5min. from JR Shinjuku Station
・Schedule:
○Open:
May: 9AM – 4:30PM
June: 8AM – 5PM (6PM on weekends)
○Contribution for maintenance: 500 per person
○Special menu at Meiji Jingu Bunkakan: “HANASHOBU GOZEN” set meal May 25th – June 23th
http://www.meijijingu-bunkakan.gr.jp/yoyogi.html
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English-Meiji Jingu
http://www.meijijingu.or.jp/english/nature/2.html
日本語-明治神宮
http://www.meijijingu.or.jp/hanashobu/
Area Info.
日本語・English-渋谷区観光協会・Shibuya City Tourism Association hhttp://www.shibuyakukanko.jp/
