After crunching along the grand pathway below we came to Meiji Jingu shrine to find it busy with people working very energetically to clear the snow and ice. Young monks in white robes went dashing by in their wooden sandles as we took baby steps trying not to skate out on the ice. The shrine is to honor Emperor Meiji and His consort Empress Shoken. The original shrine was completed in 1920, but destroyed in world war II. This building was completed in 1958. To pay respects at a shrine, after washing your hands and mouth at the entrance, you bow twice, clap your hands twice and bow once again at the main shrine.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Meiji Jingu Shrine
After crunching along the grand pathway below we came to Meiji Jingu shrine to find it busy with people working very energetically to clear the snow and ice. Young monks in white robes went dashing by in their wooden sandles as we took baby steps trying not to skate out on the ice. The shrine is to honor Emperor Meiji and His consort Empress Shoken. The original shrine was completed in 1920, but destroyed in world war II. This building was completed in 1958. To pay respects at a shrine, after washing your hands and mouth at the entrance, you bow twice, clap your hands twice and bow once again at the main shrine.
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