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Meiji Jingu Forest

Tokyo · Shibuya · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 明治神宮の森

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Meiji Jingu Forest
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WHAT TO DOMeiji Jingu Forest

An artificial wood planted with about 100,000 donated trees. The species were chosen on the assumption it would be natural forest a century on.

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Central Tokyo · Shibuya

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An artificial wood planted with about 100,000 donated trees. The species were chosen on the assumption it would be natural forest a century on.

About this place

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.

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Founded:1920 Blessings:Good fortune

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