travel asia japan tokyo meiji jingu shinto shrine shrine architecture
This Meiji Shrine is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his consort Empress Shokin.
The Shinto architecture has some beautiful wood work. We were lucky enough to witness a beautiful wedding ceremony.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON THE MEIJI SHRINE
TRAVEL: 1998, 2020
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Main Torii as seen when you approach, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
Main Torii from inside the courtyard, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
Standing in front of the Main Torii twenty-two years previously, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
Detail of woodwork on the Main Torii, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
Detail of beautiful wood door on the Main Torii, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
Main courtyard with Main Torii to the left and Main Shrine to the right, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
How looked twenty-two years before, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 1998.
Roof detail, Main Shrine, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
Detail of woodwork on the Main Shrine, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 2020.
Wood lantern, Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 1998.
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page last revised march 2020