I will introduce a running course that passes Meiji Jingu from Yoyogi Park using the running facility “& MOSH” of Yoyogi Uehara with shower and cafe.
Of course, you can run all the baggage in “& MOSH” while running, so you can run it easily.
Even if you run slowly, it will take about 2 hours of course and you will be showered after running, so you can sip a sweat and go shopping in Shibuya!
It is an exciting course where you can enjoy traditional Japanese shrines and parks in spacious urban areas.
3 minutes on foot from To ‘& MOSH’ on Odakyu Line ‘Yoyogi Hachiman Station’ / Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line ‘Yoyogi Park Station’
- area:
- Shibuya-Word, Tokyo
- Genre:
- Running
- LEVEL:
- Beginner
- Traveling time (not including breaks):
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Distance:
- About 6km
- Maximum elevation difference:
- 0m
- Access:
- Odakyu Line「代々木八幡駅 Yoyogiyawata station」
- Return:
- Odakyu Line「代々木上原 Yoyogiuehara station」
‘& MOSH’ is in a slightly complicated residential area.
At the entrance of “& MOSH”, You will give you the name and contact information at the counter, pay 800 yen, You will receive the key of the locker.
Address: BLD 1 F RAJIKUMAR 5 25, Motoyoyogi Town Shibuya Ward Tokyo
Opening Hours: Weekday 9: 00-21: 00 (close 22: 00) | Holiday 8: 00-20: 00 (close 21: 00)
Usage fee: Shower and locker room 800 yen / 1 time
Tel: 03-6804-7256
Website: http://www.tamanoya.com/
Access: Odakyu Odawara line “Yoyogi Hachiman Station” / Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line “Yoyogi Park Station” 3 minutes on foot
The locker room is in the basement.
It is clean and well maintained.
As soon as I start running there is Yoyogi Hachimangu Shrine.
If you have time please come and try it.
Let’s pray that today is a good day!
Towards Yoyogi Park, we will proceed “Central Ring Line”.
Eventually you will see Yoyogi Park on the left.
There are many entrances in Yoyogi Park, but today we enter from the West gate(西門).
Green in the park is beautiful.
There is also a dog run. But the day was early in the morning, so the dogs were still less.
You can enjoy various plants and flowers.
You can purchase drinks and snacks with a shop in the park.
You can also see exciting graffiti.
There is almost no difference in elevation so you can have fun running.
Fountains and ponds are also cool.
To go to Meiji Jingu Shrine, I will leave the Harajuku gate.
As soon as I left the Harajuku gate there is Jingu Bridge, the other side of the bridge is Harajuku station.
The left side of the bridge is the Torii of Meiji Jingu Shrine.
A shrine with luxuriant green surroundings where around 100,000 trees donated from all parts of japan have been planted on a site of about 700,000㎡.
In the precincts, you can find gardens, known as Gyoen, and the treasure museum annex Homotsu Tenjishitsu, which has exhibitions related to deities.
The square in front of the treasure museum Homotsu-den is a place where you can relax.
A wonderful green forest spreads through the torii.
Extensive trees cover the shrine so that it is incredible that this is the middle of the city.
The Otorii gate
With a height of about 12m, the wooden Myojin Torii gate is the largest in japan.
Third Torii.
If you go through this gate it is main temple。
The crest of the chrysanthemum is the emblem of the Imperial family.
The Main Shrine
The main shrine visited by many worshipers from japan and abroad.
Where the souls of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken are enshrinned.
In the vicinity of the Main Shrine there are two camphor trees which were planted at the time of foundation, which are called the “camphor couple”.
To return to the running facility break the main hall to the left and “西参道West entrance (参宮橋方面 towards Shingūbashi)”
Let’s proceed to the “西参道West entrance (参宮橋方面 towards Shingūbashi)” sign.
You can see the group of buildings in Shinjuku beyond the huge lawn square.
It is the exit of west approach.
When you leave the shrine there is the “Tokyo riding club“. If you have a child you can ride a pony.
As soon as you leave the “Tokyo riding club” you will find the station on the Odakyu Line Sanguubashi brige.
When you go down the hill along the railway track, you will return to the Yoyogi Park gates again.
You have returned to “& MOSH” from Yoyogi Park.
Take a shower and change clothes.
Each towel can be used freely.
Homemade smoothie follows with an additional charge of 200 yen, charging of mobile phone is free.
There are a lot of delicious restaurants around “& MOSH”.
On this day, I got a dumplings of “按田餃子 Anda dumplings”.