Don’t forget to see the golden ginkgoes in autumn in Japan, in addition to the maples! Ginkgoes can be viewed for a long period of time, so if you don’t want to be crowded during the maple viewing season, you can see the beautiful Ginkgo Avenue a little early, and the golden avenue is different from the maple leaves and has more of a sense of late autumn in the city. Here is a compilation of the five most classic ginkgo spots in Tokyo, with slightly different viewing periods, so don’t worry about coming too early or too late, you’ll have a chance to see the beauty! Visit Visa Express to obtain Japan travel visa.
- Meiji Jingu Gaien
When it comes to Tokyo’s ginkgo avenue, the first choice must be Meiji Jingu Gaien, where the tall ginkgo trees are paired with the “Saint Moral Memorial Painting Museum” at the end, making it a magnificent sight! This avenue is more than 300 meters long, and the ginkgo trees are specially trimmed to look like Christmas trees, bringing in some of the end-of-year atmosphere early.
Best time to see it: Mid to late November
Address: 2-1 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Access：JR “Shinano-cho” or “Sendagaya”, Tokyo Metro “Aoyama Ichidome”, Toei Subway “National Stadium” 5-13 minutes on foot
- Kakamazawa Olympic Park
The fame does not have Meiji Jingu Gaien to be big, but Komazawa Olympic Park also has quite spectacular ginkgo avenue, located in Komazawa pass on the ginkgo avenue is said to be “ginkgo tunnel”. In addition to the ginkgo, Komazawa Olympic Park itself is a sports park, not only sports facilities, there are also a lot of facilities for children to play, very suitable for the whole family to come to the green oh!
- University of Tokyo Hongo Campus
The Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo, the first university in Japan, has a historical building, and the Yasuda Lecture Hall has been recorded as a Japanese cultural property, and the ginkgoes on the campus with the buildings make people feel youthful and yet a bit sluggish in autumn. In addition to the Ginkgo Avenue, there is also a large Ginkgo tree on the campus of Todai University, which is super beautiful and has a different feel from the Ginkgo Avenue!
Best time to see it in the past: late November to early December
Address: 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Access: 10-minute walk from “Hongo 3-chome” on the Subway Marunouchi Line and Toei Oedo Line; 5-minute walk from “Higashi-Omae” on the Tokyo Metro North-South Line
- Keio University Hiyoshi Campus
In addition to the University of Tokyo, many universities have ginkgo trees, and the Hiyoshi campus of Keio University is greeted by two rows of ginkgoes as you enter. You will see them as soon as you get off at Hiyoshi Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line, and it is also a ginkgo avenue worth visiting.
The best time to see it is from mid to late November.
Address：4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa
Access：Tokyu Toyoko Line, Tokyu Meguro Line “Hiyoshi” 1 minute walk
- Showa Memorial Park
The last treasure, is the most classic, spectacular Showa memorial park! Showa Memorial Park in Tachikawa, a little away from the center of Tokyo, every autumn is the most lively season here, in addition to the two famous ginkgo avenue, the park also has red leaves can enjoy. Although it takes about 40 minutes to drive from Tokyo, the fantastic scenery here definitely makes it worth it! Since Tachikawa is located in the suburbs, the ginkgoes turn yellow earlier than in the downtown area of Tokyo, so it’s perfect for those who come to Tokyo in early November and don’t know where to go to enjoy the ginkgoes and maples! There are many families picnicking in the park, and since there is a park for dogs, you can also see many people with their dogs walking around!
Best time to see the park: Mid to late November
Address: 3173 Midorimachi, Tachikawa City, Tokyo
Access: 15-minute walk from Tachikawa Station on the JR Chuo Line
