Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, Meiji Jingū) is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress...
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Harajuku (redirect from Meiji Avenue)
Fukutoshin Line also act as gateways to local attractions such as the Meiji Shrine, Yoyogi Park and Yoyogi National Gymnasium, making Harajuku and its environs...
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Shrine (靖国神社 or 靖國神社, Yasukuni Jinja, lit. 'Peaceful Country Shrine') is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in...
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legally abolished by the Meiji government with the Shinto and Buddhism Separation Order (神仏判然令, Shin-butsu Hanzenrei), and shrines began to be called jinja...
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1947 Meiji Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his wife Meiji Holdings, a Japanese food and pharmaceutical holding company Meiji (company)...
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The Meiji Shrine Inner Garden (明治神宮御苑, Meiji Jingū Gyoen) or Yoyogi Gyoen is a public garden adjacent to Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo...
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Japan. It opened in 1926 and holds 37,933 spectators. Property of the Meiji Shrine, it is the home field of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball...
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Meiji Shrine Outer Garden (明治神宮外苑, Meiji-jingū Gaien) is a Western-style garden in the Kasumigaokamachi neighborhood of Shinjuku Ward and the Aoyama neighborhood...
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The Meiji Shrine Games (明治神宮競技大会, meidjijingū kyōgi taikai) were a national sporting event held in Japan 14 times between 1924 and 1943. "Meiji Shrine Games...
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Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It is located adjacent to Harajuku Station and Meiji Shrine in Yoyogikamizonochō. The park is a popular Tokyo destination, especially...
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Miko (redirect from Shrine maiden)
A miko (巫女), or shrine maiden, is a young priestess who works at a Shinto shrine. Miko were once likely seen as shamans, but are understood in modern Japanese...
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tree-lined avenue located in Shibuya and Minato, Tokyo, stretching from the Meiji Shrine entrance to Aoyama-dōri (Aoyama Street), where Omotesandō Station can...
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the shrine is held annually on August 1. The district of Omiya, literally "Great Shrine", derives from the special favor shown by Emperor Meiji, who...
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Meiji Restoration, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 978-0226900919, OCLC 23869701 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emperor Meiji. Meiji Shrine...
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Hachimangū [ja], a Shintō shrine on Shibuya Castle [ja] ruins, the setting for the film Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer Meiji Shrine, a Shintō shrine dedicated to the...
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The Kansai Big6 Baseball League (関西学生野球連盟, Kansai gakusei yakyū renmei) is a collegiate baseball league located in central Kansai region of Japan, stretching...
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Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, the Hokkaido Shrine enshrines four kami including the soul of the Emperor Meiji. A number of early explorers of Hokkaidō such...
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The Meiji Restoration (Japanese: 明治維新, romanized: Meiji Ishin), referred to at the time as the Honorable Restoration (御維新, Goisshin), and also known as...
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one of the five major shrines in Tokyo, the others being the Tokyo Great Shrine, Yasukuni Shrine, Hie Shrine and Meiji Shrine.[citation needed] It is...
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Hatsumōde (redirect from Japanese New Year's shrine visiting)
zōni). Some shrines and temples have millions of visitors over the three days. Sensoji temple in Tokyo is the most popular one. Meiji Shrine for example...
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Shibuya ward, Tokyo. The incident occurred close to Meiji Shrine, one of the largest Shinto shrines in Japan. The street was closed to traffic at the time...
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back to the Meiji period. During the Edo period, it is estimated that one out of ten Japanese conducted an Okage Mairi pilgrimage to the shrine. Accordingly...
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Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium (明治神宮外苑競技場) was a multi-use stadium in Tokyo, Japan, that could hold up to 65,000 spectators. It was the main venue for the...
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friend of Moriya's parents. The wedding took place on 29 October 2018 at Meiji Shrine. The wedding ceremony was held privately and featured Shinto rituals...
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occupation. It was also to be the second-greatest shrine of the Shinto faith after the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Just before the Japanese officially...
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangū (redirect from Tsusugaoka Shrine)
Buddhism and kami worship in shrine-temple complexes like Tsurugaoka called jingū-ji had been normal for centuries until the Meiji government decided, for...
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first dohyō-iri (ring-entering ceremony) as a yokozuna on 24 August at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony was delayed by...
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The Meiji era (明治時代, Meiji jidai, [meꜜː(d)ʑi] ) was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was...
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Jingūbashi (redirect from Shrine Bridge)
over the Yamanote Line between Harajuku Station and the entrance to the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Formerly a pedestrian bridge, it is now open to traffic...
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The Shrine Consolidation Policy (Jinja seirei, also Jinja gōshi, Jinja gappei) was an effort by the Government of Meiji Japan to abolish numerous smaller...
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