Meiji Shrine

Meiji Shrine
明治神宮
Meiji Jingu Shrine Main Hall in 2023
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityEmperor Meiji
Empress Shoken
TypeImperial Shrine
Location
Location1-1, Kamizono-chō, Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0053
Meiji Shrine is located in Japan
Meiji Shrine
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates35°40′34″N 139°41′57″E / 35.67611°N 139.69917°E / 35.67611; 139.69917
Architecture
Date establishedNovember 1, 1920
Website
www.meijijingu.or.jp/english/
Glossary of Shinto

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.[1][2] The shrine does not contain the emperor's grave, which is located at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto.

  1. ^ "Meiji Shrine". Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  2. ^ "Introduction". Meiji Jingu. Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-22.