Shrines

Tokyo’s Shinto shrines are built around thresholds: from street noise to ritual calm in a few steps. This page gathers a selection of shrine photographs focused on structure—gates, paths, courtyards, details—and the quiet tempo they impose. Tokyo, 2024.

Shrines
Approach path / forest edge — Meiji Jingu, Tokyo (2024)
Approach path / forest edge — Meiji Jingu, Tokyo (2024)
Main courtyard — Meiji Jingu, Tokyo (2024)

Shrine buildings — Meiji Jingu, Tokyo (2024)

Torii / exit frame — Meiji Jingu, Tokyo (2024)

Details & Notes

  • Year: 2024
  • Light: overcast, late afternoon shadows
  • Focus: thresholds
  • Approach: wide frames for structure