Hanazono Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Hanazono Shrine sits right behind Shinjuku's neon, dedicated to the god of business and prosperity. It's a lantern-lit shrine with hostess bars and pachinko parlours on every side, which is about as Tokyo as it gets.
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Insider tip
Come at night, when the red lanterns are lit and the place feels like a shrine again. On the rooster days of November the Tori-no-ichi fair fills the grounds with food stalls and lucky bamboo rakes.
What the guides say about Hanazono Shrine
Hanazono Shrine, behind Shinjuku's Kabukicho, holds one of the other big Tori-no-ichi fairs in Tokyo, on the same rooster days, with an eve festival the night before each one. Its grounds fill with kumade and food stalls against a backdrop of neon, and it's the easier choice if you're staying on the west side of the city. The shrine is a few minutes' walk from Shinjuku-sanchome Station. Smaller fairs run at other Otori shrines across the city.
What's on at Hanazono Shrine
Upcoming events at Hanazono Shrine and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Hanazono Shrine Antique Market
花園神社骨董市
Station Shinjuku-sanchome (Marunouchi, Fukutoshin, Toei Shinjuku Lines), 3 min walk
Small, atmospheric antique market held almost every Sunday from early morning in the grounds of Shinjuku's Hanazono Shrine, with 25 to 40 stalls of old ceramics, kimono, coins, and curios. Skipped on festival weekends and in bad weather, so go early and have a backup plan.
Bernard Spragg. NZ, Public Domain Mark 1.0 Tori no Ichi at Hanazono Shrine (first rooster day)
花園神社 酉の市
Time Eve 6 Nov, main day 7 Nov Station Shinjuku-sanchome Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi/Fukutoshin Lines, Toei Shinjuku Line), Exit E2, 0 min walk
One of top three Tori-no-Ichi festivals in Kanto region with over 600,000 visitors. Vendors sell ornamental kumade rakes for luck and business prosperity. Hanazono Shrine's famous sideshows perform traditional Japanese culture experiences.
Yoshikazu TAKADA, CC BY 2.0 Tori no Ichi at Hanazono Shrine (second rooster day)
花園神社 酉の市
Time Eve 18 Nov, main day 19 Nov Station Shinjuku-sanchome Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi/Fukutoshin Lines, Toei Shinjuku Line), Exit E2, 0 min walk
One of top three Tori-no-Ichi festivals in Kanto region with over 600,000 visitors. Vendors sell ornamental kumade rakes for luck and business prosperity. Hanazono Shrine's famous sideshows perform traditional Japanese culture experiences.
Yoshikazu TAKADA, CC BY 2.0 Utagawa Kunisada and Utagawa Kuniyoshi: Shinjuku Kabukicho Shunga Exhibition WA
歌川国貞・歌川国芳ー新宿歌舞伎町春画展WA
Time 11:00 to 21:00, last entry 20:30, closed 2 Nov Station Shinjuku-sanchome (Marunouchi Line, Exit E1), 3 min walk
An exhibition of about 100 shunga woodblock prints by Kunisada and Kuniyoshi, with a free audio guide in Japanese and English. Visitors must be 18 or over.
. Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0 Shinjuku Eisa Matsuri
新宿エイサーまつり
Station Shinjuku (JR, Tokyo Metro, Toei, Odakyu, Keio Lines)
Okinawan eisa drum-dance troupes, around 20 of them, parade through the streets on both sides of Shinjuku Station for an afternoon and evening. Free to watch from anywhere along the routes; held on the last Saturday of July.
. Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Shinjuku Machi Fes 2026: Fun Street Festival
Sat 24 Oct · Shinjuku-dori and Shinjuku Moa 4-bangai, Shinjuku 3-chome
The main day of the Dai-Shinjuku Ward Festival in front of Shinjuku Station, with booths from Shinjuku businesses and groups plus music and street performances.
Free · 11:00 to 15:00 (cancelled in storms) · Map · Source: Shinjuku Machi Fes executive committee · 新宿まちフェス2026 新宿まちフェス ファンストリート
Kabukicho Kuyakusho-dori Illumination Illumination
30 Oct to 28 Feb · Kuyakusho-dori, Kabukicho
The 20th illumination of the street trees on Kuyakusho-dori in Kabukicho, about 700 metres from Yasukuni-dori to Shokuan-dori, lit every evening.
Free · 16:30 to 03:00 · Map · Source: Shinjuku City · 第20回新宿歌舞伎町区役所通りイルミネーション
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Around Shinjuku
Neon chaos, tiny bars, and a surprisingly serene garden
Shinjuku is the Tokyo people picture before they arrive, and it's every bit that intense. The trick is knowing when to switch modes. Golden Gai and Omoide Yokocho are for tiny-bar nights, and Shinjuku Gyoen is for when you need the volume turned down. The entry fee at Gyoen keeps the crowds manageable even in cherry blossom season, which makes it one of the best value tickets in the city.
Shinjuku has 16 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 4 restaurants, 4 bars, 2 parks and gardens, 2 bathhouses, 1 shrine or temple, 1 viewpoint, 1 landmark and 1 neighbourhood. Read the Shinjuku guide.
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Good to know
- How do I get to Hanazono Shrine?
- The nearest station is Shinjuku-sanchome (Metro). Hanazono Shrine is in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
- How much does Hanazono Shrine cost?
- Nothing. Hanazono Shrine is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Hanazono Shrine?
- Plan for 20 min.
- When is the best time to visit Hanazono Shrine?
- After dark.
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