Meiji Jingu Gaien, or Meiji Outer Garden, completed in 1926, is an extensive complex of Western gardens, athletic fields, a ball park and sports facilities. The garden includes the ginkgo tree-lined boulevard between Gaienmae Station and Aoyama-itchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza line. Toward the end of November each year, the ginkgo trees shine with golden autumnal foliage. At the end of the boulevard is the Seitoku Kinen Kaigakan, or Seitoku Memorial Museum of Art, and there are several cafés, such as the Royal Garden Café and Shake Shack, where you can sit back and admire the greenery.
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Enjoy the perfectly shaped, sunset-yellow ginkgo trees that form a 300m-long boulevard between Gaienmae and Aoyama-Itchome stations. This is Tokyo’s quintessential autumn scenery, which has graced countless Instagram accounts. The best time to visit is between November 23 and December 1 when the leaves have turned fully yellow and are lit up in the evening.
The light up takes place daily between 4.30pm and 7.30pm.
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