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With Tokyo in a state of emergency, the illustrious Meiji Jingu Shrine (明治神宮) has a new website, bringing the shrine to you.
The Meiji Jingu Shrine
A vast space in the middle of Shibuya, Meiji Jingu is a shrine devoted to Japan's Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and his wife, Empress Shoken (1849-1914). The shrine is a popular attraction for travelers visiting Tokyo, and while the brand new, completely redesigned Meiji Jingu Shrine website has surely been in the works for a while now, its recent debut has lined up nicely with the drop in tourists able to freely tour Tokyo. If you can't visit the shrine in person, at least you can appreciate it from afar!
Omikuji!
The most exciting find on the new website, however, is found on the front page – but only the Japanese one. It hasn't quite made it to the English page yet! And that find is the shrine's unique omikuji (おみくじ), a word that usually refers to the little paper fortunes chosen randomly when visiting a shrine.
Details
NAME:Meiji Jingu Shrine (明治神宮)
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ACCESS:Harajuku Meiji Jingu Mae Station
PROFILE
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