Meiji Jingu hours
Gates follow sunrise and sunset. November close 16:10. December 16:00. The garden is a different clock.
Last checked 8 November 2026. Official visitor page.
This page answers whether you can still go in today. The shrine listing can only hold one hours row for every day. Monthly close, garden, and museum live here.
Today (Japan time)
Official table is gate open and close. There is no separate last-entry column.
Grounds open and close
Meiji Jingu has no weekly close. Gates open with sunrise and close with sunset. The official table has no last-entry column. If close is 16:10, the gate shuts then. An after-work stop in November is already too late.
| Month | Open | Close |
|---|---|---|
| January | 6:40 | 16:20 |
| February | 6:20 | 16:50 |
| March | 5:40 | 17:20 |
| April | 5:10 | 17:50 |
| May | 5:00 | 18:10 |
| June | 5:00 | 18:30 |
| July | 5:00 | 18:20 |
| August | 5:00 | 18:00 |
| September | 5:20 | 17:20 |
| October | 5:40 | 16:40 |
| November | 6:10 | 16:10 |
| December | 6:40 | 16:00 |
About 10 minutes from each gate to the main hall. Harajuku, Yoyogi, and Sangubashi.
Photo: Meiji Jingu, visitor page.
The garden is a different clock
Kiyomasa’s well and the iris field sit south of the halls. ¥500 year-round. Open every day. Official columns are open and close, not last entry. Winter close is 16:00, so most people go in during the 15:00 hour.
| Season | Open | Close |
|---|---|---|
| March to October | 9:00 | 16:30 |
| November to February | 9:00 | 16:00 |
| June | 8:00 | 17:00, 18:00 Sat and Sun |
Photo: Meiji Jingu, garden page. Official Inner Garden.
Museum closed on Thursday
Kengo Kuma’s hall sits inside the grounds. 10:00 to 16:30, last entry 30 minutes before close. Closed every Thursday. Open if Thursday is a public holiday. Also closed during exhibition changeover.
Closed Monday 9 November through Friday 13 November 2026 for changeover. Mid period ends Sunday 8 November. Late period “Western-trained painters look at Meiji” runs Saturday 14 November to Sunday 6 December. Adults ¥1,000, high school and under ¥900, under elementary free. Suukeikai members, three people including the member, free.
Photo: Meiji Jingu, museum page. Official museum.
Goshuin and amulets
Goshuin at Nagadono, the desk in front of Kaguraden. 09:00 until close. The desk can move by day. Amulets at Nagadono, Kaguraden, and the south desk. Old ofuda go to the south temizuya, right side. Meiji Jingu pieces only. Lucky charms are not accepted.
Omisoka and the first three days
The hatsumode table overrides the monthly table. The shrine marks it as planned. Crowds can change it.
- 31 December 6:40, then all night. The gate does not close.
- 1 January 0:00 to 18:30
- 2 and 3 January 6:40 to 18:00
- 4 January 6:40 to 17:30
- From 5 January 6:40 to 16:20
Garden: 1 January 8:00 to 16:30, 2 and 3 January 8:30 to 16:00, from 4 January 9:00 to 16:00. East gate for the first three days, north gate from the 4th. Museum: 1 January 10:00 to 18:30, 2 and 3 January 10:00 to 18:00, 4 and 5 January 10:00 to 17:30, then the usual 10:00 to 16:30. Last entry 30 minutes before close. Open on 1 January even if that day is Thursday.
Peak is 22:00 on the 31st to 3:00 on the 1st, then after 10:00 on the first three days. Cars stay out those three days. Official hatsumode page.
Niinamesai on 23 November
New grain is offered on Labor Thanksgiving Day. No ticket. Grounds follow the November row, 6:10 to 16:10. Niinamesai page.
Access
1-1 Yoyogi Kamizonocho, Shibuya-ku. JR Harajuku Omotesando gate, or Meiji-jingumae exit 2. Takeshita-guchi drops you into the inbound queue. West of the Omotesando ticket gates is the forest side.
Japanese 明治神宮の時間. Closed-day trap for the shopping streets: Omohara hours.