It's True: Meiji Jingu Shrine Should Be First On Your List Of Things To Do In Tokyo

• Meiji Shrine is beautiful and peaceful, with a green forest surrounding the place. You can hardly believe you're just a few steps away from the busy center of Tokyo.
• Its an active Shinto temple so traditional Shinto weddings are an everyday scene.
  The brides wear a white Japanese wedding kimono and a traditional Japanese wedding hat.
• Sundays and Thursdays are the best time to visit the shrine. Couples come for a very special and touching ceremony-presenting their newborn babies.
• The shrine is also close to Shibuya, Harajuku and Omotesando, which makes it an great one day Tokyo tour-starting at the shrine, continuing to Harajuku and Takeshita Dori (center of Harajuku fashion and Cosplay) and finishing the day at Omotesando-the city's 'fifth avenue' top end fashion street.

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Secrets Behind Emperor Meiji Shrine

Emperor Meiji was the first emperor of modern Japan.

The Shrine was completed in 1926.
Unfortunately the original building was destroyed during the Tokyo air raids of world war 2.
It was rebuilt by a public fund raising, and it was completed in 1958.

The grounds include a treasure museum of Emperor Meiji, and a Picture Gallery.

How To Pray The Shinto Way?

Next the locals offer a present to the gods-they throw a few coins into a box.

Then comes bowing-twice, clapping their hands twice, praying and then bowing once again.

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