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Meiji Shrine

Religious and Sacred Buildings

Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shoken. The shrine does not hold the emperor's grave, which lies at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Shinto Shrine 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 1
Completed Year
1920 2
Completed Year
1921 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountConstruction was phased: formally dedicated November 3, 1920, the main shrine completed in 1921, and the grounds officially finished by 1926. 1921 is recorded here as the main structure's own completion year.
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Temple / Shrine 2
Connections

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Temple, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Japanese Traditional Architecture, Styles and Movements

A landmark of Japanese traditional architecture.

In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
Sources
1. Meiji Shrine (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1
    Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shoken.
  • History section
    It was formally dedicated on November 3, 1920, completed in 1921, and its grounds officially finished by 1926.
  • Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
    Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shoken. The shrine does not hold the emperor's grave, which lies at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto.
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2. Wikidata: Meiji Shrine
  • Wikidata Q287165, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q287165, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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