Gardens: Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan [002]

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Title Gardens: Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan [002]
Photo Number Box 25, Japan, Gardens, Meiji Shrine, 1
Description Photograph of the largest torii in Japan, made of ancient cypress, Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1950
Subject Meiji Jingu (Tokyo, Japan)--Photographs; Architecture, Japanese--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Shinto shrines--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Shinto architecture--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Torii--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Gates--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Men--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Women--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Yoyogi Koen (Tokyo, Japan)--Photographs; Gardens--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Parks--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Japan; Architecture; Shrines; Gardens; Parks
Keywords Entrances
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Honshu (Japan); Kanto Region (Japan); Tokyo (Japan)
Caption on Slide Torii, Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan.
Additional Information Image scanned from color slide. Note: Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingū, 明治神宮,) is a shrine dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his consort, Empress Shoken. Meiji Shrine and the adjacent Yoyogi Park make up a large forested area within the densely built-up city of Tokyo. The shrine was completed and dedicated to the Emperor Meiji and the Empress Shoken in 1920, eight years after the passing of the emperor and six years after the passing of the empress. The shrine was destroyed during the Second World War but was rebuilt shortly thereafter. Emperor Meiji was the first emperor of modern Japan.--Japan Guide website. Note: Torii, which literally translates to bird perch, is a gate usually found at the entrance to a Japanese Shinto shrine, or in some cases inside the shrine. Torii are considered the simplest way to identify a Shinto shrine. They are also sometimes found at the entrance to Japanese Buddhist temples.
Type Image
Rights Management This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
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ARK ark:/87278/s6nc6h31
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 331009
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nc6h31
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