Discover Your favorite Giant Trees!

1 Japanese Zelkova

Avenue with 200 trees!

100 years of Dream of Ancestors

Many people come to Meiji Jingu everyyear for pray. The park is not only acenter of religion, but is also a habitat for
many animals, including goshawk. It iscovered by forest rich in nature, andloved by people seeking rest.
This forest was created artificiallyroughly a century ago. The idea was tocreate a forest that suits for this specificplace, with a vision over 100 years. InMeiji Jingu, even single leaf is notdiscarded, but is returned to the forest,
where it belongs.

Oriental Elm

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Beautiful shape

Konara Oak（Aphananthe aspera）（Quercus serrata）

Trunk girth 302cm
Height 15m
Est. Age 60 years

Trunk girth 575cm
Height 25m
Est. Age 300 years

Trunk girth 474cm
Height 15m
Est. Age Unknown

This old oriental elm(Aphanantheaspera) has survived
since before theforest was planted.
This tree seems likethis tree haveformed from twotrees. Although one
has unfortunately
died, the othercontinues to growvigorously.

Starting from JR Harajuku Station, you
can see an avenue with over 200 planted
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata) thatlead from Omotesando Station to Meiji
Jingu. At the end of this avenue, therestands a Japanese zelkova.

4Witness of Meiji Jingu（Zelkova serrata）

Looks like feet ofan octopus

Camphor Tree

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Watching over the Avenue

GinkgoAn outstanding Konara oak (Quercusserrata), with a broad crown, stands inthe garden near the West Gate. This oak
has the third stoutest trunk in the Tokyo
region. Near this giant tree, you can see
other large oaks growing.

6 Camphor Trees

Wife and Husband（Cinnamomum camphora）(Ginkgo biloba)（Cinnamomum camphora）

Trunk girth 703cm
Height 25m
Est. Age 100 years

Trunk girth 337cm
Height 24m
Est. Age Unknown

Trunk girth 366/317cm
Height 17m
Est. Age 100 years

Visit and experience the wisdom of the
our ancestors that we have inheritedover the past century.
【Access】
・1min. From Harajuku Sta. (JR)・3min. From Sanfubashi Sta. (ODAKYU Line)・5min. From Yoyogi Sta. (JR)goshawk

2This camphor tree (Cinnamomumcamphora) died back when it was ayoung tree, but new shoots formed thisuniquely shaped tree. The tree is popularamong visitors for its octopus-like feet. Itis a surprise that this tree became thisbig in less than 100 years.

An avenue linedwith ginkgo trees(Ginkgo biloba) fromthe North gate to
Gaien (outerprecinct) is a wellknown attraction. At
the north end of theavenue stands agiant tree thatwatches overvisitors.

This looks like one well shaped tree, butin fact consists of two camphor trees(Cinnamomum camphora) . This couple
was planted in 1920, and remains
popular among visitors as the symbol ofpeace between couples and families.

Meiji Jingu -100 years of Dream of Ancestors3

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Homotsuden("Treasure Museum")

Beautiful shape

Konara Oak
North Gate

Trunk girth 474cm
Height 15m
Est. Age Unknown
Location Besidewestern approach5

West Gate

Looks like feet ofan octopus

Camphor Tree
Trunk girth 703cm
Height 25m
Est. Age 100 years
Location Behind Main Shrine
Building

Does it look like a “green octopus”
to you?

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Kaguraden
Main Shrine Building (Hall of Shinto
Music and Dance)

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West approach(Nishi-Sando)

North Approach(Kita-Sando)

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Watching over theAvenue

Ginkgo

One of the oldest trees
in Meiji Jingu

2WC

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Witness ofMeiji Jingu

WC

Trunk girth 337cm
Height 24m
Est. Age Unknown
Location Beside North Gate

Torii (shrine archway)

Oriental Elm
Trunk girth 575cm
Height 25m
Est. Age 300 years
Location Along the road fromthe South Gate toWest Gate

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Homotsu-Tenjishitsu("Treasure Museum Annex")
at Bunkakan

WC

South Approach(Minami-Sando)

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Trunk girth 302cm
Height 15m
Est. Age 60 years
Location Near South Gate

Wife and Husband

Camphor Trees
Trunk girth 366/317cm
Height 17m
Est. Age 100 years
Location Left side of Main
Shrine Building

Avenue with 200 trees!

Japanese Zelkova

61South Gate

StartSouth Gate

It takes roughly 110min. to walk through. If you
wish to slowly enjoy the entire Meiji Jingu, allow
half a day.