You'll step through a massive wooden torii gate and suddenly the neon roar of Harajuku vanishes, replaced by towering cryptomeria trees and the crunch of gravel underfoot. Dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, this shrine sits inside a 70-hectare forest of 120,000 trees donated from every corner of Japan. The main hall, rebuilt in unpainted cypress after WWII, gleams with a new copper-plated roof from the 2020 centennial restoration. Come early morning when mist threads through the trees and you'll understand why this place draws three million visitors at New Year alone.