Park · Harajuku / Shibuya

Yoyogi Park 代々木公園

Tokyo's big, loose, joyful park next to Meiji Jingu, Sunday rockabilly dancers, drum circles, weekend food festivals, ginkgo avenues and huge lawns for hanami.

HoursAlways open (some gates: 5:00–20:00 May–mid-Oct; 5:00–17:00 mid-Oct–Apr)

ClosedOpen daily

PriceFree

Getting thereHarajuku Station (JR), 3 min; Yoyogi-koen Station (Chiyoda Line), 3 min

Time needed1–2 hours

Best timeSundays; late March; late November

Address2-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya City, Tokyo

About

Yoyogi Park occupies the site of the 1964 Olympic athletes' village (one Dutch athletes' cottage still stands) and, before that, a US military housing area. Today it's where Tokyo lets loose: on Sundays the famous Rollers rockabilly dancers in leather and pompadours twist by the Harajuku entrance, buskers and drum circles fill the paths, and the event plaza across the road hosts near-weekly festivals, Thai, Vietnamese, Okinawan, Earth Day, beer and ramen fairs. The huge lawn fills with picnics in cherry-blossom season and the ginkgo trees turn gold in late November. There's a bird sanctuary, a cycling course with rental bikes, and the dog run is a people-watching treat.

Highlights

Sunday rockabilly 'Rollers' dancing near the Harajuku entrance
Weekend international food festivals at the Event Plaza
Vast lawns for hanami and picnics
Golden ginkgo avenue in late November
Kenzo Tange's 1964 Olympic Yoyogi National Gymnasium next door

Tips

Check the Event Plaza calendar, something is on most weekends from spring to autumn.
Unlike Shinjuku Gyoen, alcohol is allowed, so it's the lively choice for a hanami party.
Rent bikes at the cycling centre to loop the dedicated cycling course.

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