The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings ... of tradition at Meiji Jingu shrine, Senso-ji temple and Rikugi-en garden. Hike Mt. Takao for a taste of Japan’s great outdoors.

7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season ... during an annual sumo ritual held at the Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo. The sumo grand champion performed ...

Visits to the shrine by senior Japanese political figures have drawn criticism from countries such as South Korea, which was under Tokyo’s colonial rule for 35 years, and China, which Japan invaded.

Taking over the expansive outdoor lawn within the children’s play area at Meiji Shrine’s Outer Gardens ... one of the largest beer gardens in Tokyo with a capacity for around 1,000 people ...