Japan's Crown Prince and Princess Akishino have visited the venue of the upcoming expo in Osaka, western Japan.

After the structure is taken apart ... He also has crisscrossed Japan to study architectural heritages firsthand. The number of shrines, temples and castles he has visited exceeds 180.

The shrine was later destroyed during the 16th-century Japanese invasion of Korea but rebuilt during the 17th century. Little has changed since. The structure is composed of multiple buildings ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

Although the shrine’s worship hall sits on the Sea of Japan coast, the main building ... Walking on the meshed structure brings visitors just below the main building. The journey takes about ...