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... 14 KB (1,122 words) - 07:44, 10 March 2024 |
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... 14 KB (1,455 words) - 04:24, 6 March 2024 |
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... 112 KB (11,775 words) - 10:50, 19 April 2024 |
1947 Meiji Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his wife Meiji Holdings, a Japanese food and pharmaceutical holding company Meiji (company)... 1 KB (204 words) - 01:17, 9 November 2023 |
The Meiji Shrine Inner Garden (明治神宮内苑, Meiji Jingū Naien) or Yoyogi Gyoen is a public garden adjacent to Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo... 1 KB (155 words) - 19:29, 14 March 2022 |
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... 2 KB (110 words) - 06:46, 29 November 2021 |
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... 21 KB (2,342 words) - 18:02, 13 March 2024 |
The Meiji Restoration (Japanese: 明治維新, romanized: Meiji Ishin), referred to at the time as the Honorable Restoration (御一新, Goisshin), and also known as... 34 KB (4,045 words) - 03:24, 2 May 2024 |
Meiji, was the 122nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 1867 to his death, he presided over the Meiji era... 61 KB (6,040 words) - 09:57, 4 May 2024 |
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... 9 KB (897 words) - 02:51, 9 December 2023 |
The Shrine Consolidation Policy (Jinja seirei, also Jinja gōshi, Jinja gappei) was an effort by the Government of Meiji Japan to abolish numerous smaller... 13 KB (1,492 words) - 04:09, 13 April 2024 |
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... 8 KB (890 words) - 18:43, 3 January 2024 |
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... 6 KB (504 words) - 00:28, 14 January 2024 |
Hatsumōde (redirect from Japanese New Year's shrine visiting) popular shrines. Some shrines and temples have millions of visitors over the three days. Sensoji temple in Tokyo is the most popular one. Meiji Shrine for... 6 KB (630 words) - 20:06, 13 February 2024 |
Festivals in Tokyo (redirect from Meiji Shrine Spring Festival) throughout the year. Major Shinto shrine festivals include the Sanno Festival at Hie Shrine, and the Sanja Festival at Asakusa Shrine. The Kanda Matsuri in Tokyo... 8 KB (239 words) - 19:27, 27 September 2022 |
State Shinto (section Yasukuni Shrine) the Meiji Emperor. Around this time, the state began to assign shrines with meanings rooted in patriotic nationalism; including a network of shrines dedicated... 46 KB (5,125 words) - 16:25, 7 April 2024 |
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... 5 KB (424 words) - 15:59, 22 March 2024 |
a politician and ornithologist who later became head priest of the Meiji Shrine, and Yasuko Tokugawa [ja] (1897-1976), a descendant of Tokugawa Yoshinao... 4 KB (383 words) - 20:59, 9 February 2024 |
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... 7 KB (460 words) - 23:31, 13 January 2024 |
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... 22 KB (2,316 words) - 09:12, 14 November 2023 |