Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) Station
C03 F15 · Chiyoda Line and Fukutoshin Line · Shibuya
Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) Station (明治神宮前)
The Chiyoda Line platform, C03, opened on 20 October 1972, and its arrival rearranged the map: the Ginza Line’s Jingumae station was renamed Omote-sando the same day to avoid two stations with nearly the same name. Digging the tunnel turned up the fossil remains of a single Naumann elephant. The Fukutoshin Line added F15 on 14 June 2008, below the older line, with its gates on the fourth basement level, its platform on the fifth and an atrium cut between them; a passage on that fourth level joins the two lines inside the gates.
Since 6 March 2010 the signs have read Meiji-jingumae “Harajuku”, a change made because JR East’s Harajuku station is next door and most route maps treat the two as one interchange. The Chiyoda platform curves at one end, enough that staff are posted there throughout the day, and on the weekday timetable some rush-hour trains from the Kita-senju direction finish their run here before going to the sidings under Yoyogi-koen.
Finding Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku)
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku)
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| CChiyodaC03 towards Ayase | 05:04 – 00:04 | 05:04 – 23:59 |
| CChiyodaC03 towards Yoyogi-uehara | 05:35 – 00:45 | 05:35 – 00:26 |
| FFukutoshinF15 towards Shibuya | 05:12 – 00:29 | 05:12 – 00:29 |
| FFukutoshinF15 towards Wakoshi | 05:07 – 00:22 to Shinjuku-sanchome | 05:07 – 00:22 to Shinjuku-sanchome |
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
| Line | Weekdays, busiest hour | Sat / Sun / holidays, busiest hour |
|---|---|---|
| CChiyoda | 22 trains/hour (about one every 2.7 min) | 12 trains/hour |
| FFukutoshin | 23 trains/hour (about one every 2.6 min) | 15 trains/hour |
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku)
Scheduled running time between Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| CChiyoda | C04Omote-sando | 2 min |
| CChiyoda | C02Yoyogi-koen | 2 min |
| FFukutoshin | F14Kita-sando | 2 min |
| FFukutoshin | F16Shibuya | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- Subway: transfer between Chiyoda Line and Fukutoshin Line.
- JR: Yamanote Line (JR East). These are separate railways with their own fares.
Accessibility
| Line | Step-free by elevator | Accessible toilet | Escalator | Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CChiyoda | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 |
| FFukutoshin | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 |
- Chiyoda Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): 2, 6. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Tokyo Metro: the “1-route” (step-free street-gate-platform path by elevator, slope, stair lift or wheelchair escalator) is complete at all 180 stations; a separate list shows stations with an elevator-only 1-route.
What is near Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) Station?
The exits put you in Harajuku: Tokyu Plaza Harajuku about 40 m away, Laforet Harajuku and the Ota Memorial Museum of Art both roughly 90 m, Tokyu Plaza Omotesando around 130 m, the Oriental Bazaar some 290 m and Togo-jinja about 350 m. The Jingu Bridge, roughly 230 m from the station, leads to Meiji Shrine, and Yoyogi Park, the Yoyogi National Gymnasium and the NHK Broadcasting Center are the other places this station is used to reach.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Laforet Harajuku ラフォーレ原宿 | 90 m | about 1 min |
| Ota Memorial Museum of Art 太田記念美術館 | 90 m | about 1 min |
| Jingu Bridge 神宮橋 | 230 m | about 4 min |
| Chōsen-ji 長泉寺 | 320 m | about 5 min |
| Togo-jinja Shrine 東郷神社 | 350 m | about 6 min |
| Tokyu Plaza Harajuku 東急プラザ原宿 | 40 m | about 1 min |
| Tokyu Plaza Omotesando "Omokado" 東急プラザ表参道「オモカド」 | 130 m | about 2 min |
| Oriental Bazaar オリエンタルバザール | 290 m | about 5 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Frequently asked questions
JR East’s Harajuku station sits immediately alongside, and route maps show the two as a single interchange. To make that obvious to visitors, Tokyo Metro changed the signboards on 6 March 2010 to read Meiji-jingumae “Harajuku”.
They do now, but it took three timetable changes. Expresses began calling on the Saturday, Sunday and holiday timetable on 6 March 2010 and on the weekday timetable on 28 March 2016; commuter expresses were added on 18 March 2023, after which every service except the S-TRAIN stops at F15.