Akagi Shrine
Kagurazaka, Tokyo
Source: akagi-jinja.jp, checked 7 Oct 2026.
Akagi Shrine is a 700-year-old shrine rebuilt by the architect Kengo Kuma in glass and timber, with a cafe in the grounds. An ancient site in modern architecture is about the most Kagurazaka thing there is.
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Insider tip
Check the shrine's site for the Akagi Marche, a market it holds in the grounds on set dates. The cafe does a full lunch.
What the guides say about Akagi Shrine
Come at dusk, when the lanterns switch on, and walk the side alleys, especially Hyogo Yokocho, said to be the most atmospheric 100 metres in the city. Akagi Shrine at the top of the hill, rebuilt in glass and cedar by Kengo Kuma, is the turnaround point before you head back down for dinner. Read the full Kagurazaka guide.
What's on near Akagi Shrine
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Akagi Shrine, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Kagurazaka Matsuri
神楽坂まつり
Station Kagurazaka (Tozai Line), 3 min walk
Four-evening festival on the old geisha quarter's sloping main street: a hozuki (ground cherry) market around Bishamonten temple on the first two nights, then Awa Odori troupes dancing up the hill on the final two. Much smaller and easier to see than Koenji's version.
Kabacchi, CC BY 2.0 Kagurazaka Bakeneko Festival
神楽坂化け猫まつり
Station Kagurazaka (Tozai Line), 3 min walk
Tokyo's cat-costume Halloween parade, inspired by the ghost-cat folklore of old Kagurazaka. Anyone in cat make-up or costume can register on the day and join parades down the sloping geisha-district main street; watching from the roadside is free.
Kabacchi, CC BY 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Monthly festival at Akagi Shrine Festival
First Sunday of every month. Next: Sun 1 Nov · Akagi Shrine, Kagurazaka
Akagi Shrine holds its monthly festival on the first Sunday of every month, with times announced by the shrine.
Free · Map · Source: Akagi Shrine · 赤城神社 月次祭
Akagi Marche Market
Sat 14 Nov · Akagi Shrine, Kagurazaka
A market is held in the grounds of Akagi Shrine in Kagurazaka for one day. It is called off in rain or strong wind.
Free · 10:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: Akagi Shrine · あかぎマルシェ
Nearby
Around Kagurazaka
Cobbled lanes with a French accent
Kagurazaka is in Shinjuku ward, on the slope that starts right outside Iidabashi Station. Kagurazaka grew up as a geisha district, and the stone-paved alleys like Hyogo Yokocho still carry that atmosphere. These days it's also Tokyo's little Paris, with French bakeries and bistros threaded between the kanzashi shops. Come in the early evening when the lanterns come on.
Kagurazaka has 5 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 1 cafe, 1 bar, 1 neighbourhood, 1 shrine or temple and 1 bathhouse. Read the Kagurazaka guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Akagi Shrine?
- 1-10 Akagi-Motomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 東京都新宿区赤城元町1-10).
- How do I get to Akagi Shrine?
- The nearest station is Kagurazaka (Tozai Line). Akagi Shrine is in Kagurazaka, Tokyo.
- How much does Akagi Shrine cost?
- Nothing. Akagi Shrine is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Akagi Shrine?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Akagi Shrine?
- Mornings.
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