Finally -- a visit to Meiji Jingu (aka Meiji Shrine)

The O-torii at the Meiji Shrine that, at 12 meters high,

is Japan's tallest and largest torii





To get to the shrine' honden (main hall) and the open area in front 

of it, one has to pass through the Kita-mon (north gate)





A butterfly spotted in the iris garden section of Meiji Jingu Gyoen

-- only the irises weren't in bloom when I visited!





Puppet Ponyo posing in front of a
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