Meiji Shrin located in
Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine that is dedicated to the
deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shoken.
After the emperor's death in 1912, the Japanese Diet passed a
resolution to commemorate his role in the Meiji Restoration. An
iris garden in an area of Tokyo where Emperor Meiji and Empress
Shoken had been known to visit was chosen as the building's
location. Construction began in 1915 under Ito Chuta, and the
shrine was built in the traditional nagare-zukuri style and is
made up primarily of Japanese cypress and copper. It was formally
dedicated in 1920, completed in 1921, and its grounds officially
finished by 1926. Until 1946, the Meiji Shrine was officially
designated one of the Kanpei-taisha, meaning that it stood in the
first rank of government supported shrines. The original building
was destroyed during the Tokyo air raids of World War II. The
present iteration of the shrine was funded through a public fund
raising effort and completed in October 1958.
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| Interesting
entrance, not alike what you usualy expect |
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| Nice view |
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| Decorations
ready for next day's competition |
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