The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingū) Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the Meiji Shrine is a serene escape from the bustling metropolis that surrounds it. This spiritual haven is dedicated to Emperor Meiji ...

The Emperor Meiji, restored to power in 1868 after more than half a millennium of shogunate rule, wore radical change on his very being. He suited up in European military dress for his official ...

Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine and located in a forested area in the heart of Tokyo. The shrine was established in 1920 to commemorate Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, who are considered the ...

The Meiji shrine is a Shinto shrine that “was established in 1920, to commemorate the virtue of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken who took the initiative to make a foundation of modernized Japan ...

First opened in 1920, Meiji Shrine was dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken, who had died in the previous decade, CNN reports. Destroyed during World War II, it was rebuilt in ...

The Meiji Shrine was established in 1920 in honor of Emperor Meiji, Japan’s 112nd emperor who ascended to the throne in 1867, and his wife Empress Shoken. The alleged incident occurred just ...

A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, and popular tourist destination, that "commemorate(s) the virtue of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken who took the initiative to make a foundation of ...