The fabric was assumed to be a product of Japan, partly because Empress Shoken was a keen promoter of the nation’s silk industry. Given its complexity, the dress’s fabric was likely woven ...

The child, seventh conceived by the Empress, is expected in mid-February. Inasmuch as Japan’s Imperial succession passes only to males, prolific Empress Nagako had the Japanese jittery for years ...

a leading scholar of Japanese literature. Wright received an original request from Meiji Shrine to translate poems of Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and Empress Shoken (1850-1914) in 1964, when he was ...

Built in 1920, the shrine honours the spirits of Emperor Meiji, the first ruler of Imperial Japan, and his wife Empress Shoken. In the Shinto religion, the gate represents a boundary between the ...

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 ...

The shrine was established in 1920 to commemorate Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, who are considered the founders of modern Japan. The shrine is significant in Japanese culture and annually ...

Built to enshrine the spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken in 1920 ... which as well as having an incredible collection of Japanese and other Asian pre-modern art, also features a ...