Meiji Jingū
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Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
Key facts
- Affiliation
- Shinto
- Deity
- Emperor Meiji , Empress Shoken
- Type
- Imperial Shrine
- Location
- 1-1, Kamizono-chō, Yoyogi , Shibuya , Tokyo 151-0053
- Established
- November 1, 1920
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Shinto shrine
- Religion
- Shinto
- Country
- Japan
- Dedicated to
- Empress Shōken
- Official website
- www.meijijingu.or.jp
- Image
- Courtyard of Meiji Shrine 20190717.jpg
- Patron saint
- Emperor Meiji
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- Commons category
- Meiji Shrine
- public transport stop
- Sangūbashi Station
- architect
- Itō Chūta
- architectural style
- nagare-zukuri
- native label
- 明治神宮前
- inception
- 1920-11-01
- owner of
- Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
- heritage designation
- Important Cultural Property of Japan
- adjacent structure or building
- Yoyogi Park
- shrine ranking
- Beppyo Shrine
- phone number
- +81-3-3379-5511
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Encyclopedic overview
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 Shōken. The shrine does not contain the emperor's grave, which is located at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meiji Jingū” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.