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Meiji Jingu is one of the famous shrines in Tokyo.
Jingu means shrine in Japanese.
So you may see this shrine being referred to as Meiji Jingu, Meiji Shrine, or Meiji Jingu Shrine. It’s all the same thing.
You can take a train to get to Meiji Jingu.
Which specific train you take will depend on where you’re coming from, but you will likely go to either Harajuku Station or Meiji jingu-mae Station.
Then, from the train station, you will walk to Meiji Jingu!
Or, also depending on where you’re coming from and how much you’re willing to walk, you might even just walk to Meiji Jingu.
Where is Meiji Jingu?
Meiji Jingu is located in the Shibuya area of Tokyo.
Where is Meiji Jingu: Explore the map.
How to get to Meiji Jingu by train
Important stops to know about when you want to go to Meiji Jingu:
- Harajuku Station (maybe your train destination)
- Meiji Jingu-mae Station (maybe your train destination)
- Meiji Jingu Nino Torii (maybe your google maps walking destination)
Because Meiji Jingu encompasses a big area, there can be multiple ways (sides) to get to Meiji Jingu. But this will get you started in figuring out how to get to the general area!
To get to Meiji Jingu, you can arrive by train to Harajuku Station or Meiji Jingu-mae Station from anywhere in Tokyo. It just might require a transfer or 2!
Google maps makes travel around Japan super easy, and that includes getting to Meiji Jingu!
You just need to know the “destination” you need to enter in google maps!
In this case, your destination can be Meiji Jingu Nino Torii. This is a big torii gate that you can walk through to get to Meiji Jingu. You’ll be walking through a forest for some minutes to get to the main shrine area.
Once you are nearby, it will more or less become obvious where to go so you can just start walking in the general direction.
So on google maps, after you’ve entered the destination, select the public transportation icon!
It is also helpful to change the departure time to a time that you might be leaving. (Try any time during the day for the best results.)
If the current time is at night, the suggested route may be unhelpful!
If you are traveling with a JR pass, the Harajuku Station is a JR train station. Although depending on where you’re coming from, it may also require a non-JR train to get to Meiji Jingu.
Google maps also gives approximate cost so you will know how much you need to spend to get to Meiji Jingu.
👆 Meiji Jingu train route: Sample train route to a train station near Meiji Jingu from Asakusa. Explore the map. Adjust the departure time if necessary!
👇 Meiji Jingu train route: Sample train route to a train station near Meiji Jingu from Asakusa. Explore the map. Adjust the departure time if necessary!
General tips for taking the local train to Meiji Jingu (and most local trains in Tokyo)
Once again, consult google maps to guide your way!
It makes knowing where to get on the train and where to get off the train super easy!
You should absolutely get a SUICA card or PASMO card for local train travel around Tokyo!
These are types of IC cards, and they make it so that you don’t have to keep buying individual train tickets at each station, which can be time-consuming!
The IC cards are essentially cash cards.
They do not save you any money.
You just pre-load the cards with cash so that you don’t have to bother with buying individual train tickets before every single ride.
You will just swipe the card through the ticket gate before you get on the train, and you swipe the card through the ticket gate after you get off the train!
You just need to make sure you have enough cash on the card.
When you swipe through the ticket gate, it will tell you how much money you have on the card.
If it turns out you don’t have enough money to get you to your final destination, no problem! You will find “re-charge” stations around, including in the ticketed area.
Examples of IC cards:
It does not matter which type of IC card you buy. If you are in Kyoto first, then you can use your ICOCA card (another type of IC card) in Tokyo.
HAPPY TRAIN RIDE TO MEIJI JINGU!
Traveling around Japan and can't read Japanese? No problem! Just use the camera on the google translate app!
Is a JR pass worth it?!
- Google maps can make it easy to figure out whether or not you should get a JR pass!
- In google maps, type in your departure and arrival city, and choose the transit icon. The route will come up, and so will the estimated cost at the bottom!
- Here is an example of a train route with cost on google maps.
- So do that for all of your long distance routes to figure out how much it might cost.
- Next, go here to see how much a JR pass costs.
- And compare!
- Not all forms of public transportation are JR, but long distance shinkansen bullet trains are, and that's where the most cost savings will come.
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