This is the first item in the entire itinerary:
Meiji-jingu was founded in 1921 to enshrine the Emperor and Empress Meiji, Japan's first sovereign following the demise of rule by the samurai class. Most of the major buildings of the shrine were burned down in 1945 due to air raids during World War II, but all were reconstructed in 1958.
Greeted by the largest wooden Torii in Japan
Surprised or not... there were barrels of wine and sake in-the-making... lined up neatly at the 2 sides of the path...
It is not uncommon to find stores selling accessories for different kinds of good blessings... 
There, we witnessed a wedding that took place at the shrine.
According to Jeanette (the guide), the Japanese would associate shrine with happy occasions like birth, celebrations of success and weddings.
Wishing for good things to come...
Photographs @ Meiji Shrine (click HERE if slideshow is unavailable)
Useful Sites:
- JNTO: Meiji-jingu Shrine
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