Japan
Tokyo
Shibuya

Meiji Shrine

Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in , , 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 , south of .
Tap on a place
to explore it
meijijingu.or.jp
+81 3 3379 5511
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Mamusi Taka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Opening hours:
    January: 6:40 AM—4:20 PM
    February: 6:20 AM—4:50 PM
    March: 5:40 AM—5:20 PM
    April: 5:10 AM—5:50 PM
    May: 5:00 AM—6:10 PM
    June: 5:00 AM—6:30 PM
    July: 5:00 AM—6:20 PM
    August: 5:00 AM—6:00 PM
    September: 5:20 AM—5:20 PM
    October: 5:40 AM—4:40 PM
    November: 6:10 AM—4:10 PM
    December: 6:40 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Meiji Grand Shrine”, “Meiji Jingu”, “Meiji Jingū”, “Meiji Jingu Main Shrine”, “Meiji Jingū Shrine”, and “明治神宮前”
  • Address: 1, 渋谷区, 東京都 151-8557
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meiji Jingu Inner Garden and Harajuku Station.

Garden
Photo: BrianAdler, Public domain.
The Meiji Shrine Inner Garden or Yoyogi Gyoen is a public garden adjacent to Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo. The garden was once part of the suburban residences of Katō Kiyomasa and later the Ii clan during the Edo period. is situated 210 metres south of Meiji Shrine.

Railway station
Photo: Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in , , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. The station takes its name from the area on its eastern side, . is situated 600 metres southeast of Meiji Shrine.

Museum
Photo: 経済特区, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 390 metres southeast of Meiji Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yoyogikamizonochō and Harajuku.

Neighborhood
Photo: Ystokyo, Public domain.
is a district of , , . As of October 2020, the population of this district is 118. The postal code for is 151-0052.

Photo: Shinjiro, CC BY 3.0.
For the fashionable teenager, spending time in on the weekends is practically a necessity. Older folks will want to visit too, to see Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park.

Quarter
Photo: 110kuwahara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of , , . As of October 2020, the population of this district is 12,446. The postal code for is 150–0001.

Meiji Shrine

Latitude
35.67505° or 35° 40′ 30″ north
Longitude
139.69948° or 139° 41′ 58″ east
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Inception
November 1st, 1920
Open location code
8Q7XMMGX+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 469908925
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
8504831
Wiki­data ID
Q287165
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Meiji Shrine from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Meiji Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح ميجي”
  • Arabic: “مزار مييجي”
  • Arabic: “معبد ميجي”
  • Arabic: “مقام ميجي”
  • Arabic: “ميجي جينغو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Meyci məbədi”
  • Basque: “Meiji santutegia”
  • Catalan: “Santuari Meiji”
  • Chinese: “明治神宫”
  • Chinese: “明治神宮”
  • Czech: “Meidži džingú”
  • Czech: “Meiji jingū”
  • Czech: “Svatyně Meidži”
  • Czech: “Svatyně Meiji”
  • Dutch: “Meiji Shrine”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميجى جين جو”
  • Finnish: “Meiji-jingū”
  • French: “grand sanctuaire Meiji”
  • French: “Meiji-jingū”
  • French: “sanctuaire Meiji”
  • French: “Sanctuaire Meiji”
  • German: “Meiji-Schrein”
  • Hungarian: “Meidzsi-szentély”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Agung Meiji”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Meiji”
  • Italian: “Meiji Jingu”
  • Italian: “Santuario Meiji”
  • Japanese: “Meiji-jingū”
  • Japanese: “めいじじんぐう”
  • Japanese: “明治神宮”
  • Javanese: “Kuil Meiji”
  • Korean: “메이지 신궁”
  • Latin: “Templum Meiji”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Meiji-helligdommen”
  • Norwegian: “Meiji-helligdommen”
  • Persian: “معبد میجی”
  • Polish: “Meiji-jingū”
  • Portuguese: “Santuário Meiji”
  • Russian: “Храм Мэйдзи”
  • Serbian: “Храм Меиђи”
  • Serbian: “Храм Меиџи”
  • Slovenian: “svetišče Meidži”
  • Slovenian: “tempelj Meidži”
  • Spanish: “Meiji Jingu”
  • Spanish: “Santuario Meiji Jingū”
  • Spanish: “Santuario Meiji”
  • Swedish: “Meiji jingū”
  • Swedish: “Meiji-templet”
  • Thai: “ศาลเจ้าเมจิ”
  • Turkish: “Meiji Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Святилище Мейдзі”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Santuario Meiji”
  • Wu Chinese: “明治神宫”
  • Yue Chinese: “明治神宫”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sendagaya 3 and Jingūmae 1.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as 明治神宮境内図 and 祓舎.

Japan: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama.

Curious Shrines to Discover

Uncover intriguing shrines from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Meiji Shrine”. Photo: Mamusi Taka, CC BY-SA 3.0.