Meiji Shrine

Meiji Shrine Gyoen, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

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Meiji Shrine
明治神宮
MeijiShrineTorii1167.jpg

Torii leading to the Meiji Shrine complex
Information
Type Imperial Shrine
Dedicated to Emperor Meiji
Empress Shoken
Founded November 1, 1920
Address 1-1, Kamizono-chō
Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-0053
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/english/
Shinto torii icon vermillion.svg Glossary of Shinto

Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū?), located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.[1][2] The shrine does not contain the emperor’s grave, which is located at Fushimi-momoyama south of Kyoto.MeijiShrineTorii1167

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