Shinjuku & Minato (Jingu Gaien)

Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue Course

An easy-to-run loop around the National Stadium with distance markers. Ginkgo Avenue is a highlight in autumn.

Night run
Loop
Near station
Distance markers
Autumn leaves

Distance: Approx. 5.3km
Laps / route type: 1.325km per lap × 4 laps (up to approx. 9.3km with extra laps)
Night running: ◎

File:Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Festival (53441835413).jpg — © Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped for display)

Course essentials

Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue Course: essentials
Distance	Approx. 5.3km
Laps / route type	1.325km per lap × 4 laps (up to approx. 9.3km with extra laps)
Nearest station	National Stadium Station (Approx. 1 minute on foot)
Meeting point	Near Exit A2 of National Stadium Station
Night running	◎ Brightly lit and popular with runners on weekday evenings. Distance markers every 100m help you keep pace.

Highlights

A paved 1.325km loop
Views of the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery and Ginkgo Avenue
Easy to stop or add laps to adjust your distance

Seasonal notes

Ginkgo Avenue (approx. 300m, 146 trees) is at its best in late November (forecast from around November 27 in 2026).

Route map

Download GPX

Import it into an Apple Watch-compatible app such as WorkOutDoors to view the route and check your pace.

GPX data is generated from schematic route lines. Loop courses contain one lap, including connecting paths; the Meguro River course contains the full out-and-back route, including station access. Track lengths may differ from the published distances.

Route animation

Preview the course in this video.

Aerial preview

A preview video that traces the route over satellite imagery, from start to goal, followed by on-site photos along the course.

Satellite imagery: Esri World Imagery (© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics). An aerial-style preview created from satellite imagery — not Google Earth footage. The ground-level part uses CC-licensed on-site photos from Wikimedia Commons; credits appear in the video and in the photo list.

Run itinerary

Cumulative 0.0 kmMeet and start (National Stadium Station, Exit A2)
Cumulative 1.3 kmComplete lap 1
Cumulative 2.7 kmComplete lap 2
Cumulative 4.0 kmComplete lap 3
Cumulative 5.3 kmComplete lap 4 and finish

Course photos

**File:Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery 2.jpg**
© Kakidai / CC BY-SA 4.0
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**File:Meiji Jingu Stadium 2019c.jpg**
© 江戸村のとくぞう / CC BY-SA 4.0
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**File:New national stadium tokyo 1.jpg**
© Arne Müseler / CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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**File:Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery-20091019-RM-110702.jpg**
© Reinhold Möller Ermell / CC BY-SA 4.0
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**File:MeijiMemorial-picture-gallery-outside-nov22-2015.jpg**
© Nesnad / CC BY 3.0
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**File:Jingu-Gaien-Ginkgo-Middleof-Street-Nov22-2015.jpg**
© Nesnad / CC BY 3.0
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**File:Meiji Jingu Stadium (entrance).jpg**
© Lombroso / Public domain
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**File:神宮球場 - panoramio.jpg**
© kanesue / CC BY 3.0
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**File:Walk around Kojuritsu Kyogijo (29381).jpg**
© Syced / CC0
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**File:Japan-National-Stadium-field-area-tour 347.jpg**
© RuinDig/Yuki Uchida / CC BY 4.0
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**File:MeijiMemorial-picture-gallery-outside-monument-nov22-2015.jpg**
© Nesnad / CC BY 3.0
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Lockers & running facilities

Samadhi Club running station (in front of National Stadium Station Exit A2; visitor fee 880 yen, lockers and showers available).

Cautions

The Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery is under construction until around May 2027 (with scaffolding)
The area is crowded on stadium event days

Photo credits for this course

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