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Meiji Shrine

Tokyo, Japan

About Meiji Shrine

A Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, completed in 1920 and set in a large man-made forest right next to Harajuku Station. Gravel paths lead through huge wooden torii gates past walls of decorated sake barrels to the main shrine. It's free to enter and feels miles from the city — lovely early in the morning.

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📍1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8557, Japan

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