Nearly 1,000 trees are at risk of being felled in a rare oasis of greenery in central Tokyo to make way for ... The leafy Meiji Jingu Gaien area so popular with Tokyoites stands to lose as ...

Japanese grand sumo champion Terunofuji and two other sumo wrestlers formally opened the 2025 sumo wrestling season during an annual sumo ritual held at the Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo.

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Despite widening opposition and criticism from big-name celebrities, developers plan to start chopping down tall trees in August for the redevelopment of Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien area ...

They include: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida; Tokyo Governor Koike; Takashi Ueda, president and CEO of Mitsui Fudosan; Michinari Kuiyo, chief priest of the Meiji Jingu Shrine. The letter ...

Map of places to visit around Tokyo Make your first morning in Tokyo a mellow one with a trip to the venerable Meiji Jingu. Built to enshrine the spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken in ...

After that, head over to the Harajuku area for a walk around Meiji Jingu, Tokyo’s grandest shrine. Dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, it was first built in 1920 and then rebuilt in ...

A group of residents is suing Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward over a controversial redevelopment project in the Meiji Jingu Gaien district. The plaintiffs are demanding the revocation of a permit issued by ...

About 3,500 people gathered at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Friday to see sumo yokozuna grand champion Hoshoryu perform his first ring-entering ceremony. He was promoted to the sport's highest rank ...

The Metropolitan Police Department held its annual New Year parade in Tokyo on Friday. About 1,650 police officers and special forces members marched at Meiji Jingu Gaien, NHK reported. Riot police ...

Starting Jan 5, these special award-winning works are on display until Jan 30 at Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu shrine.