Shrine · Harajuku

Togo Shrine 東郷神社

A calm green pocket just off Takeshita-dori, dedicated to Admiral Togo Heihachiro, with a koi pond, a well-loved weekend antique market and a reputation for victory luck.

Hours6:00–17:00 (approx.; seasonal)

ClosedOpen daily

PriceFree

Getting thereHarajuku Station (JR) Takeshita Exit or Meiji-jingumae Station, 3 min

Time needed30 min (2 hours on market days)

Best timeMarket Sundays, early morning

Address1-5-3 Jingumae, Shibuya City, Tokyo

About

Togo Shrine enshrines Admiral Togo Heihachiro, whose fleet defeated the Russian navy at Tsushima in 1905, and so is visited for 'victory', exams, sports and job interviews. For travellers it's a welcome breather from Harajuku's crush: a pond garden with koi and turtles, wisteria and seasonal flowers, a wedding hall, and a modest worship hall rebuilt after the war. On several Sundays a month (typically the 1st, 4th and 5th) the Togo Shrine antique market fills the forecourt with kimono, ceramics, old toys and curios from early morning, one of Tokyo's better flea markets for vintage hunters.

Highlights

Koi and turtle pond with stone lanterns, a minute from Takeshita-dori
Sunday antique market with kimono, Showa toys and ceramics
Shobu-ike-style garden with wisteria in spring
'Victory' omamori popular with students before exams

Tips

The antique market starts around 4:00–7:00 and winds down by mid-afternoon; check the dates and go early for the best finds.
Enter from the side lane off Takeshita-dori (Takeshita-guchi), many people walk right past the gate.
Cancelled in heavy rain, markets don't run in bad weather.

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