Meiji Shrine
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Meiji Shrine 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 loc
Meiji Jingu Shrine Main Hall in 2023
Meiji under construction in 1920
An aerial photograph of Meiji Shrine Naien and Yoyogi Park (1989)
An aerial photograph of Meiji Shrine Gaien (1989)
Empress Shōken
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Masako Ichijō, who adopted the imperial given name Haruko in 1867 and was posthumously honoured as Empress Dowager Shōken, was the wife of Emperor Meiji of Japan. She was one of the founders of the Ja
Meiji Shrine
…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. After the emperor's death in 1912, the Japanese…
The Empress c. 1889
Masako in traditional clothes (1865)
The Imperial Family in 1900. From left to right: Princess Fusako, Crown Princess Sadako, Princess Nobuko, Emperor Mutsuhito, Princess Toshiko, Empress Haruko, Crown Prince Yoshihito and Princess Masako
The Emperor and the Empress ride a horse-drawn carriage to attend the constitutional celebration on 11 February 1889.