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Suntory Museum of Art vs Meiji Jingu Shrine
Both Suntory Museum of Art and Meiji Jingu Shrine are praised by travel writers. Overall, Meiji Jingu Shrine ranks significantly higher than Suntory Museum of Art. Meiji Jingu Shrine scores 96 with recommendations from 10 publications like Departures, Lonely Planet and Travel + Leisure.
Suntory Museum of Art
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo 107-8643
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Fodor's
"The museum's current home at Tokyo Midtown Galleria is a beautiful place to view some of Tokyo's finest fine art exhibitions."
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Travel + Leisure
"Housed in a modern Japanese building designed by architect Kengo Kuma, the Suntory Musuem of Art is a striking white structure with vertical louvers that run the length of the exterior."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The museum possesses a 3000-piece collection (lacquerware, Satsuma ceramics, textiles, Noh costumes) ... elements of which are presented in the temporary exhibitions it organizes."
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Frommer's
"This private museum has a collection of 3,000 Japanese antique arts and crafts, including ceramics, lacquerware, glassware, screen paintings, teaware, Noh costumes, kimono, ornamental hairpins."
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Meiji Jingu Shrine
Fodor's
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
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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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