Exploring JAPAN


	Map of Japan Hokkaido area Tohoku area Hokuriku area Kanto area Chubu area Kansai area Shikoku area Chugoku arrea Kyushu area Okinawa area

	TOKYO

		Imperial Palace Imperial Palace is the home of Japan's emperor and the imperial family. Nijubashi bridge gives a good view into the Imperial Palace Grounds. It is the most-photographed place in Japan.
	Meiji - jingu Shrine Meiji-Jingu Shrine is the finest Shinto shrine in Japan and well worth a visit. It's a popular place for blessings for various events, and you can often see such seremonies being performed by priests in traditional Shinto costumes.
		Meiji - jingu Shrine The shrine itself was built with Japanese cypress, while the cypress for the huge torii gates came from Alishan in Japan.
	Senso - ji The temple is very active with worshippers praying for assistance, lighting bundles of incense and caching the smoke to rub on afflicted parts of their bodies to relieve an ache or pain.
		Kaminari - mon Gate The gate's protector gods are: Fujin, the god of wind, on the right; and Raijin, the fod of thunder, on the left.