The torii gates
Huge wood in the forest.
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A Shinto shrine in Shibuya dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken; it does not hold their graves. Work began in 1915 in a traditional Japanese style using Japanese cypress and copper, and it was formally dedicated on 3 November 1920, built with volunteers and donations from across Japan. The shrine stands in a dense forest of about 70 hectares, with some 120,000 trees of 365 species donated by people from all over the country when it was founded, now a quiet oasis in the heart of the busy city. Visitors walk along wide gravel paths under tall trees, through huge wooden torii gates, to the broad courtyard in front of the main building, where two great trees stand facing each other. Entry is free every day of the year. It opens at sunrise and closes at sunset, so hours change by month, from about 5:00 to 18:30 in summer and 6:40 to 16:00 in winter, according to its official site. The south entrance is near Harajuku Station and Takeshita Street.
Huge wood in the forest.
Calm amid the city.
And its two great trees.
Between Harajuku and Yoyogi, Shibuya ward
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