Built in commemoration of Emperor Meiji in 1920, the Meiji Jingu is Tokyo's grandest shrine

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Meiji Jingū, Tokyo

Built in commemoration of Emperor Meiji in 1920, the Meiji Jingu is Tokyo's grandest shrine.

Built in commemoration of Emperor Meiji in 1920, the Meiji Jingu is Tokyo's grandest shrine. Like all of Japan's major shrines, it is large in scale but simple in structure, entered via a winding path and through a giant torii gate made from 1500 year old cypress. On summer weekends you have a very good chance of catching a Japanese wedding in progress here; the shrine is also packed on New Year's Eve when people come here to celebrate the New Year.

Located in an evergreen forested area of 70 hectares which has 120,000 trees donated by people from all over Japan, the complex has 2 zones –

  • The Azekurazukuri style Naien or inner zone has the nagare-zukuri style Shinto shrine (Hondo) with green copper-plated roof. Other structures include the Minami Shinmon Gate, the Meiji Jingu Treasure House (Homotsuden or Shinko) which displays personal belongings of the Emperor and Empress, Museum Annex Building which displays temporary exhibitions, Noritoden where religious rites are performed, Naihaiden (inner shrine), Gehaiden (outer shrine), Shiseikan Dojo (Martial Arts Training Hall), Kaguraden (dance hall), and Shinsenjo (kitchen). The Inner Garden (Meiji-jingu Gyoen) is home to over 150 species of irises which bloom in late June. It also has the 400 year old Kiyomasa's Well. The Naien also contains the kazaridaru or stacks of sake barrels which are offered to the deities during festivals.
  • The outer Gaien has the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery which houses a collection of 80 large murals that illustrate events from the lives of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, a variety of sports facilities such as the National Stadium, and the Meiji Memorial Hall (Meiji Kinenkan).


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About Meiji Jingū

 1-1 Yoyogikamizonochō, Shibuya-ku, Tōkyō-to 151-8557, Japan

 +81 3-3379-5511

 www.meijijingu.or.jp

Meiji Jingū and Nearby Sights on Map

Yoyogi Park

In springtime, Yoyogi Park is full of cherry blossoms and people partying under the trees

Togo Jinja

This shrine was given the name of 'Togo Hehachiro', who was general in Taisyo age

Harajuku

Harajuku is Tokyo's fashion destination for youth, offering a glimpse of the quirky and unique styles prevalent in Japanese culture

Tobacco and Salt Museum

This peculiar institution owes its existence to Japan's peculiar government monopoly on these two substances

NTT DoCoMo Building

This gigantic tower resembling a granite Empire State Building, south of the station, is owned by NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest cell-phone carrier

Center Gai

The narrow street leading away from the station to the left of the giant video screen, it's famous as the birthplace of many of Japan's youth fashion trends

Hachikō

A diminutive statue of a dog tucked away in one corner of the big plaza outside the station, best known as a meeting place and for the story (see box)

Southern Terrace

The promenade next to the Southern Terrace exit offers a magnificent view of the Takashimaya department store and a bridge that offers the best views for watching the trains enter and exit

Bunkamura

Bunkamura-dori

Hikarie

Hikarie is a brand new massive building on the East side of Shibuya station with many restaurants, galleries, and theaters