Meiji-Jinku

Meiji Shrine located in Shibuya, Tokyo, is the Shinto shrine 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.
The grounds of this shrine are very picturesque and beautiful and I seem to remember having to wash my hands before entering which seems to be a practice common to Japanese temples and other places of religious significance.Read more