Tenmu Tenno & Jitoku Tenno Ryo

📍 Nara, Asuka · Noguchi, Asuka Village, Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture

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About

Founded1920

EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken

RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)

FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)

HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)

Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/

History

The mausoleum where Emperors Tenmu and Jitoku rest side by side in Higurakura is the sacred ground of two sovereigns who built ancient Japan. Across the millennia we have watched, the cultural and national brilliance their rule brought forth remains undimmed. People of the present age continue to visit seeking to touch their noble virtue.