A stately avenue formed by gingko trees in Tokyo’s leafy Meiji Jingu Gaien area is now lit up at night. The nighttime illumination is for 64 of the 146 trees in various autumn hues lined up in ...
Developers are set to begin felling trees and transplanting others as early as this month for a controversial project to redevelop Tokyo’s leafy Meiji Jingu Gaien district. Mitsui Fudosan Co., ...
A 65-year-old U.S. citizen was detained by Japanese police on charges of damaging the wooden torii gate of one of Tokyo's most visited shrines, Meiji Jingu. Officers arrested the American tourist ...
Japanese grand sumo champion Terunofuji and two other sumo wrestlers formally opened the 2025 sumo wrestling season during an annual sumo ritual held at the Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo.
A group of residents is suing Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward over a controversial redevelopment project in the Meiji Jingu Gaien district. The plaintiffs are demanding the revocation of a permit issued by ...
Map of places to visit around Tokyo Make your first morning in Tokyo a mellow one with a trip to the venerable Meiji Jingu. Built to enshrine the spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken in ...
After that, head over to the Harajuku area for a walk around Meiji Jingu, Tokyo’s grandest shrine. Dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, it was first built in 1920 and then rebuilt in ...