The Meiji Jingu Shinto shrine is located in a large forest just near the Harajuku train station. The shrine was completed in 1921 and is set in the middle of 180 acres of forest planted with over 100,000 trees donated from all over Japan and around the world to commemorate the Emperor Meiji.
Depending on the entrance to the park you use you can walk for a kilometer or so through the forest and then you come across a huge Totii (traditional Japanese gate) which is commonly found at the entry to Shinto (and other) shrines.
The Meiji Jingu Shrine is still active and we were lucky enough to witness a Shinto wedding party procession. A typical wedding party procession is led by two priests and two shrine maidens, followed by the couple under a red umbrella, and finally family and friends. There was also a crowd on hand to witness the whole procession.
The shrine is also a place for tour groups to visit and there was this particular group of 40 people that had obviously got their bright white leisure suits as part of the sign on fee (or they were looking for the space ship?).
Depending on the entrance to the park you use you can walk for a kilometer or so through the forest and then you come across a huge Totii (traditional Japanese gate) which is commonly found at the entry to Shinto (and other) shrines.
The Meiji Jingu Shrine is still active and we were lucky enough to witness a Shinto wedding party procession. A typical wedding party procession is led by two priests and two shrine maidens, followed by the couple under a red umbrella, and finally family and friends. There was also a crowd on hand to witness the whole procession.
The shrine is also a place for tour groups to visit and there was this particular group of 40 people that had obviously got their bright white leisure suits as part of the sign on fee (or they were looking for the space ship?).
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