The closest metro stations to the Meiji Shrine are the Harajuku station and the Kita-Sando Station. The shrine is free to visit and welcomes visitors from sunrise to sunset every day, but the ...

This marked the young princess’s first official visit to the shrine, dedicated to Shoken (1849-1914) and her husband, Emperor Meiji (1852-1912), the first emperor of modern Japan. Aiko ...

Read full article: Tokyo travel with KPRC 2′s Rose-Ann Aragon: A look inside The Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine The Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine is a place filled with serene energy.

A 65-year-old American tourist, identified as Steve Lee Hayes, was arrested in Tokyo for allegedly defacing a torii gate at the historic Meiji Shrine. The arrest, made on Wednesday, followed an ...

Wright received an original request from Meiji Shrine to translate poems of Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and Empress Shoken (1850-1914) in 1964, when he was a student at Tokyo’s Keio University.

"Every year around New Year's Day and the end of the year, there is big news about airplane accidents which is a bit too overwhelming for children, so I hope that this year will be as peaceful as ...

Map of places to visit around Tokyo Make your first morning ... Walking through Omotesando in the opposite direction to Meiji Jingu Shrine, you’ll also find the Nezu Museum, which as well ...