Yoyogi Park
Yoyogi Park 5K Running Route
A mostly flat, paved 5K in Yoyogi Park. Run two laps from the Harajuku Gate clock, around the Central Field, through the western woods and along the southern edge.
- 5.0 km
- 2 laps
- Mostly paved
Getting there
Start at the round patterned plaza by the clock tower, just outside Harajuku Gate. It is about three minutes on foot from the West Exit of JR Harajuku Station or Exit 2 of Meiji-jingumae Station. Each lap ends back at the clock.
On the run
Run counterclockwise with the Central Field on your left, past the Pine of Military Parade and around the north end of the field by the Dog Run. On the west side, the path drops into a shaded grove and winds back up, the only climb of the lap, past the First Flight Monument, which marks Japan’s first powered flight in 1910. Each lap returns along the park’s southern edge, with the roof of Yoyogi National Gymnasium across the road.
For a shorter run, try our 2.2 km loop around the Central Field, or run four laps for our 10K route.
How long it takes
Estimated finish times for the full route.
- 5:00 /km
- 25:10
- 6:00 /km
- 30:12
- 7:00 /km
- 35:13
- 8:00 /km
- 40:15