Photographs of
the Meiji-jingü Shinto Shrine

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The Meiji-jingu Shinto Shrine in Tokyo is one of the most splendid Shinto Shrines in Tokyo. It was built in memory to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shöken and was originally built in 1920 then rebuilt to the original design in 1958.

The site of the temple in in the center of Tokyo but in a park surrounded by huge trees so it is very quiet (as long as you don't arrive with coaches full of tourists or when the Japanese all come to visit).

The Torii gate to the temple is the biggest wooden (Cypress) gate in Japan. It is decorated with Chrysanthemums - the flower of the Emperor. The gravel pathway is kept free from leaves and smooth by the army of staff working at the Shrine.