It looks like a Western-style building, but the roof and other parts of the structure incorporate shrine and temple architectural design aspects ... Government in 1999. (Japanese original by ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

Said to be founded 2,300 years ago in 282 BCE, Aso Jinja is one of Japan’s most prestigious shrines.