Chapter 666 Meiji Shrine (Please Subscribe, Request for Monthly Tickets)

The Meiji Shrine was established by the Japanese Imperial Family at the time to worship Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.

Located in the heart of Tokyo, the Shrine is a 70-hectare green space. In a city as expensive as Tokyo, maintaining such a vast expanse of green space in the city center evidenced the immense strength of the Imperial power after the Meiji Restoration.

Of course, this green space was not a naturally formed forest, but rather the largest existing man-made forest, cultivated from one hundred thousand trees donated by people from all over Japan after the death of Emperor Meiji, which were selected to suit the climate of Tokyo.

Since its completion, the Shrine has seen countless visitors come to worship. According to records, over half a million people visited on the day the Shrine was completed in the Taisho era, and now more than three million people come annually for tourism and worship, making it one of the most popular Shrines in Japan.