Meiji Jingu
Photo taken on January 01, 2005 at 10:08:37 - (Clicking on the photo will show the next photo)
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Walking through Yoyogi Park was just a nice way to head to my real
destination - Meiji Jingu shrine. Meiji Jingu is near our home, and it
was the traditional shrine of the Emperor and is one of the most important
in Japan. It is traditional for Japanese to visit a shrine at New Year's,
and Meiji Jingu receives millions of visitors around New Year's day each
year. The shrine is most crowded at midnight on New Year's Eve (the
traditional time to visit), but huge crowds still converge on the shrine
for the next 4 or 5 days. In this photo, you can see pictures of chickens
as 2005 is the year of the rooster in the Chinese / Japanese zodiac.
