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The Meiji Temple. The Meiji Temple is one of the most marvelous architectural examples of Shinto religion. It's situated in the somber forest in the center of the city. It's quite surprising to find such an oasis in businesslike Tokyo. To get to the territory of the temple, visitors are to go through an enormous wooden tower and then go by a wide pebbly path. The temple was built in honor of Imperator Meiji and Empress Shoken. During their rule Japan became a modern and prosperous country, opened for the world. On weekends on the territory of the temple you can watch many wedding ceremonies. Near the temple takes place a magnificent orris garden, which is especially beautiful in June, when the flowers blossom.

Tokyo Imperial Palace. Tokyo Imperial Palace was built in 1590 in the days of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of Tokugawa dynasty. Time passed and the palace was getting larger and larger and, as a result, it turned into quite a big palace, the charm of which you can enjoy. The inside palace court is opened for visitors only twice a year: on the 2nd of January – New Year time and on the 23rd of December –the birthday of Imperator. Nijibashi, the double stone arch bridge that used to serve as the main entrance to the palace, deserves your special attention. During the Second World War the palace was destroyed, and in 1968 it was rebuilt from the basics. The undistorted walls and ditches were integrated in the total look of the palace. Nowadays the family of Imperator still lives in the western wing of it.
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