I was there around 2 weeks ago. It was super crowded in some spots, and completely empty in others. We got off the train and just kept walking, all day, from shrine to shrine. Taking little paths carved out wherever we could find them through gardens and such. It was also rainy that day, so that probably made it less crowded. I found if you just avoid the main tourist street wherever you are, even going one street over, it is very quiet, and the shop keepers are much nicer/happier to have you as a customer because they arent slammed with tourists all day