Inokashira Park
A park in western Tokyo around Inokashira Pond, a source of the Kanda River since the Edo period. Rowing boats and swan boats cross the pond under cherry trees, and the Ghibli Museum stands within its grounds.
- Where
- Kichijōji, Tokyo, Japan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 35.6983, 139.5715
Get the Inokashira Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Inokashira Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tokyo volume with your photos and a note.
Near Inokashira Park
Ghibli Museum 0.2 km
A museum of the animation studio Studio Ghibli, set in Inokashira Park in Mitaka and devoted to the art and technique of animation. It has a replica Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro, a rooftop garden and a small cinema showing short films made only for the museum.
Gōtoku-ji 8.8 km
A Sōtō Zen temple in Setagaya that served as the family temple of the Ii clan, lords of Hikone. It is said to be the birthplace of the maneki-neko, and thousands of small white beckoning cat figures crowd a corner of its grounds.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building 11 km
The seat of Tokyo's metropolitan government, twin towers in Nishi-Shinjuku designed by Kenzō Tange and finished in 1991. Observation rooms near the top look out over the city, and on clear days to Mount Fuji.
Meiji Shrine 12 km
A Shinto shrine in Shibuya dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken. It stands in a dense planted forest beside Harajuku, reached through towering wooden torii, though the emperor himself is buried near Kyoto.
Harajuku 12 km
The area spreading from its station toward Omotesandō, known around the world for youth fashion and street style. Takeshita Street and Cat Street run through its backstreets, a short walk from the calm of the Meiji Shrine forest.
Shibuya Crossing 12 km
Described as the world's busiest pedestrian crossing: when the lights change, between 1,000 and 2,000 people step out from every side at once. It sits in front of Shibuya Station and has stood for Tokyo in countless films since it opened in 1973.
Shibuya Scramble Square 13 km
A mixed-use skyscraper built over Shibuya Station and opened in 2019. Its open-air rooftop deck, Shibuya Sky, looks straight down on the scramble crossing and out across the whole city.
Shinjuku Gyoen 13 km
A large public garden in Shinjuku, once the estate of the Naitō family in the Edo period and later an imperial garden. Today it is a national garden, with Japanese, English and French sections and some of the city's best cherry blossom.
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Questions
Where is Inokashira Park?
Inokashira Park is in Kichijōji, Tokyo, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ghibli Museum (0.2 km), Gōtoku-ji (8.8 km), Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (11 km).
How do I get the Inokashira Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Inokashira Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tokyo volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Inokashira Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tokyo volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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