Meiji Jingu Shrine (Tokyo, Japan) Reviews
Description:""Address: 1 / 1 Kamizonocho / Yoyogi / Shibuya / ku (3379 5511) / Harajuku station. Open 5.40am / 5.20pm (spring / ... more
Meiji Jingu Shrine (Tokyo, Japan) ... autumn) / 4am / 5pm (summer) / 6am / 5pm (winter) / daily. Admission shrine free; treasure house ¥200. ""Newest Review: ... inner area was at least 25 feet wide and lined either side by giant maple and camphor trees. The entrance itself is marked by an enormous Torii (gateway). There are several Toriis throughout the Meiju Jingu. All made from 500-year old Taiwanese Cypress trees, they are shaped like the Pi symbol and words can't convey the grandeur of them. Further up the path way, we passed a large display of ... more
... what I initially thought to be white lanterns. There were over 150 of them, all brightly painted in greens, reds and black writing. These turned out to be barrels of Sake. As a mark of respect to the Emperor Meiju, ever Sake manufacturer in Japan dona...moreCustomer Meiji Jingu Shrine (Tokyo, Japan) Reviews (1)
Meiji Jingu Shrine (Tokyo, Japan): Scrub harder, sinners (1315 words)by - written on 14/02/06, updated on 14/02/06 (Very useful, 335 readings)
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Japan is bursting at the seams with shrines and temples and for the first-time visitor, deciding which one to visit is like trying to choose a chocolate from the box without having the content card to hand. Conveniently, my brother and his wife live in Tokyo, so my husband and I were given a head start in the right direction. There are two main shrines in Tokyo - Sensoji, a buddhist temple in Asakusa, and Meiju Jingu, a Shinto Shrine in Harajuku. I visited both and prefer Meiju Jingu for its sheer beauty and surroundings (and a lack of yubi-tsume victims on general view). LOCATION Harajuku is where the very old meets the very ... Read the complete review
