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Meiji Jingu Shrine vs Shitamachi Museum
Both are recommended by professional travelers. Overall, Meiji Jingu Shrine scores significantly higher than Shitamachi Museum. Meiji Jingu Shrine is ranked #1 in Tokyo with praise from 11 reviews including Departures, Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure.
Meiji Jingu Shrine
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1-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0052
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Fodor's
"A wonderful spot for photos, the mammoth entrance gates (torii), rising 40 feet high, are made from 1,700-year-old cypress trees from Mt. Ari in Taiwan."
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Concierge
"The shrine is an impressive sight—austere wooden buildings surrounded by greenery."
Travel + Leisure
"On New Year's Day, eat osechi (a special feast of seafood and vegetables) and join the happy crowds huddling outside the Meiji-Jingu Shrine to get good tidings."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"One of the most important Shinto buildings in Tokyo and it is where newly-weds come to seek spiritual transformation ... access is via a majestic gate."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Meiji Shrine, a peaceful, wooded haven dedicated to Emperor Meiji (1852-1912)."
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Shitamachi Museum
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1-2 Uenokoen, Taito, Tokyo 110-0007
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Fodor's
"Japanese society in the days of the Tokugawa shoguns was rigidly stratified. Some 80% of the city's land was allotted to the warrior class, temples, and shrines."
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Time Out
"This museum presents the living environment of ordinary Tokyoites between the pivotal Meiji restoration of 1868 and the Great Earthquake of 1923."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"This museum takes you back to a lost world by recreating the working-class district of Shitamachi, which was razed to the ground by the 1945 bombings."
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The visit can take a funny turn when you are given the chance to try on traditional clothes.
Atlas Obscura
"A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district. "
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Frommer's
"Shitamachi means "downtown" and refers to the area of Tokyo in which commoners used to live, mainly around Ueno and Asakusa."
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