The park is a popular Tokyo destination, especially on Sundays when it is used as a gathering place for Japanese rock music fans, jugglers, comedians, martial arts clubs, cosplayers and other subculture and hobby groups.

The landscaped park has picnic areas, bike paths, cycle rentals, public sport courts, and a dog run.

[2] Yoyogi Park stands on the site from where the first successful powered aircraft flight in Japan took place by Captain Yoshitoshi Tokugawa on 19 December 1910.

From September 1945, the site became a U.S. officers housing area known as Washington Heights during the Allied occupation of Japan.

[1] Tokyo's failed bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics included a proposal to redevelop Yoyogi Park.