The
main entrance, near where
Shibuyu and Harajuku districts
meet, to the Meiji Temple.
In Yoyogi Park in the
Yoyogi-kamizono-cho.
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The
Otorii
(The Grand Shrine-
Gate). Donated in 1975, and
modeled after the original
from 1910, the material wood
used is "Hindki" (Japanese
Cypress) 1,500 years old
from Mt. Tandai-San, Taiwan.
Height:
12 m
Diameter of each pillar: 1.2 m
Lenght of Crosspiece: 17 m
Distance between pillars: 9.1 m
Further
Description
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100's
of barrels of the
different type of sake in
Japan lines the walkway
on the way to the
Meiji Shrine. There is only
one way better to consume
rice than with chop sticks..
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A
gatehouse just prior to
reaching the shrine itself.
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The
main outer shrine is visible
through the trees. The shrine
was only finished in 1920,
and rebuilt after its destruction
in the bombings of World War IIn.
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The
large drum within the
Shrine...
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and the banging of the drum.
This huge piece of skin
pulled so taught over the ends
of this allow for the priest
to hit it as hard as humanly
possible, with a deep, powerful
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Outside
the main
entrance, and across
from the Harajuku
station, a priest
collecting donations
stands.
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Click
the image on the
right for a closer view of
many facts on this area.
It is in English.
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