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The Outer Garden

 

Gaien (The Outer Garden)
  The Outer Garden was constructed by youth volunteers with donation collected by
Meiji Jingu Hosankai, an organization of individual supporters formed to remember the virtue of Imperial couple all through the ages. Completed on October 22, 1926, it was donated to Meiji Jingu.


Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery

  The garden covers an area of 33,000 square meter. The Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery, which contains 80 wall paintings (3m x 2.7m) is in the centre of the garden. Nearby are many sports facilities, such as the Jingu Baseball Stadium, the Second Baseball Stadium, the Golf Driving Range, the Softball Grounds, the Indoor Stadium for Ball Games, the Tennis Club, the Swimming Pool/Ice Skating Rink. In the neighboring areas, there are the National Stadium, which was the main stadium for the Tokyo Olympics, the Chichibunomiya Football Stadium and the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. In addition to providing these sports facilities, Gaien serves as a park, providing the public with excellent recreation opportunities.

 

Address:

9 Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Tel:

03-3401-0312

Nearest stations:

Shinanomachi and Sendagaya on the JR line,
Gaienmae and Aoyama 1-chome subway stations

 



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