Opened in 1920, the shrine is dedicated to the deified souls of Ayako’s great-great grandfather Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shoken, who died in 1912 and 1914 respectively.

The Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine is a place filled with serene energy. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search Mostly Clear icon. 63 ...

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 ...

Meiji Shrine is ranked #3 out of 19 ... because 100,000 of the trees standing were all donated by Japanese people from around the country as a thank you to the emperor. What to see at Meiji Shrine.

The Emperor after the Meiji restoration. It's been suggested that the divinity of the Emperor was one of the central tenets of the Meiji restoration but this isn't true; ...

EMPEROR OF JAPAN: Meiji and His World 1852-1912, by Donald Keene. Columbia University Press: New York, 2002, 922 pp. + xiii + 18 pp. of illustrations, $39.50 (cloth) Like any great story, history ...

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 ...

Opened in 1920, the shrine is dedicated to the deified souls of Ayako’s great-great grandfather Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shoken, who died in 1912 and 1914 respectively.