3 Most visited Temples and Shrines in Tokyo

Meiji Shrine is a Shinto Shrine, originally founded in 1920, but it was destroyed during the WWII. With the help of public funding, the temple got restored and completed in 1958. It is relatively a new temple.

Meiji Shrine is surrounded by nature in the middle of Tokyo city. You can feel tranquility when you enter the gate and walk some distance passing through nature along the way to the Shrine.

There is often a wedding ceremony held in Meiji Shrine. So if you are lucky, you can see a traditional Japanese ceremony here during your visit.

Sensō-ji Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple, founded in 645 AD. It is the oldest temple in Tokyo.

Sensō-ji Temple is surrounded city crowd. After entering the gate of Sensō-ji Temple, you will pass through a long way of traditional shops selling souvenirs or sweets.

Asakusa Shrine a Shinto Shrine, founded in 1949. It is located just adjacent to Sensō-ji Temple. In fact, they share the same grounds which is rare to see for Buddhist temples and Shinto Shrine closed to each other. Since 1800s, Emperor Meiji forced a clear separation between Buddhism and Shinto.