Cluster · Tokyo
Shibuya / Harajuku
Walk it one way: Meiji Jingū at opening, Harajuku mid-morning, Shibuya crossing by lunch; 2 km flat; bags forbidden at crowd peaks.
Rules in force · 6Avoid moving large bags on trains 07
- Japan ↗IC cards (ICOCA/Suica) are topped up with cash at station machines.
- Japan ↗Smoking while walking is banned in most city centres; use designated areas.
- Japan ↗Shinkansen bags 160–250 cm (L+W+H) need a seat reserved with the oversized-baggage area.
- Kanto ↗Suica/PASMO is the default IC card; ICOCA also works.
- Kanto ↗Tokyo stands on the left side of escalators.
- Tokyo ↗Avoid moving large bags on trains 07:30–09:30 and 17:30–19:30; rush-hour cars are packed.
Bound and physics
Meiji Jingū's south approach to Harajuku, Cat Street and Shibuya station — the forest's inner paths are outside.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Few; long gravel paths in the shrine
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- gravel + paved
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Meiji Jingū main hall rest area
seated_rest · toilet · shelter · valid: always
B — Harajuku station / Jingū-bashi
toilet · shelter · valid: always
C — Cat Street café seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
D — Miyashita Park (seats, WC)
seated_rest · toilet · food · valid: always
E — Shibuya station concourse
toilet · ac · shelter · valid: always
F — Meiji Jingū south approach rest (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
G — Omotesandō Hills lobby (AC, WC)
ac · toilet · seated_rest · valid: always
H — Takeshita-dōri east end (convenience store, field-verify)
food · toilet · valid: always
I — Jingū-mae west (Yoyogi Park gate) benches
seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
always: 96% covered, max p90 7′, worst cell 9.5′ · heat: 96%
Nodes in this cluster
- Meiji Jingū — Enter at opening from the Harajuku gate; 45 minutes on gravel paths; the gates close at sunset, which moves every month.
- Shibuya Crossing — Cross it once, then watch it from above for five minutes; it is a spectacle of timing, best after dark.
- Takeshita-dōri — A 350 m youth-fashion lane: a quick weekday-morning look after Meiji Jingū; skip it on weekend afternoons.
Edges out (directed)
- Shinjuku (east)
- JR Yamanote · ~10 min
Sleep within reach
- Shinjuku (south/west) — 15–22 min
Red lines here
- Bow at the torii if you like; do not photograph ceremonies up close.