Togo Shrine, 1-5-3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo<br /><br />A sacred place that you can find just a little way from the downtown area of Harajuku where young people come and go.<br /><br />This shrine enshrines Admiral Togo Heihachiro, who led Japan to victory in the Russo-Japanese War.<br /><br />When you look at the photos of his triumphant return, you can see the huge crowds.<br /><br />The war was the first time that the Asian race was victorious over a Western nation, and it led to the subsequent liberation of colonies.<br /><br />And when the Admiral passed away, there was a state funeral, and people, people, people...<br /><br />It is also famous for the "Victory Charm" amulet that is said to be the god of war who led the "victory."<br />This is the shrine of the god of war who changed the history of the world. Please feel it.<br />And one day, please visit and feel the luck of "winning".<br /><br />Neighboring shrines<br /><br />A carpenter's prank - Enoki Inari<br /><br />https://youtu.be/HwK5kqf6Yz4<br /><br />The home of period dramas - Matsuchiyama Shoten - With photos of Japanese people from 100 years ago<br /><br />https://youtu.be/ROuLRok41cw<br /><br />A Jizo statue that grants wishes while tied up - A Jizo statue that has been tied up for 300 years - Ooka Echizen Nanzoin Jizo statue<br /><br />https://youtu.be/qolADfiU7SM<br /><br />All soldiers survive - Koami Shrine - Tokyo's most powerful power spot for warding off misfortune - Getters Iida<br /><br />https://youtu.be/y0PTc72MMXY<br /><br />When you visit a shrine in Tokyo, you are often surprised by the sacred places that have been protected from the people.<br /><br />Floods, fires, earthquakes, war damage, and materialism.<br />A small shrine, a shrine on the roof of a building, a shrine directly under the highway.<br />Sacred places that are there for people in whatever form, and the guardians that protect them.<br />I made this video because I wanted to share these beautiful images.<br />Japanese landscapes and Japanese people of the past preserved in old photographs.<br />There is a Japan that seems likely to be forgotten. I really don't want to forget the forgotten Japan.<br />The photographs are around 100 years old, some are around 150 years old, and some are 85 years old.<br />Please feel the connection with people from the past.<br /><br />Source<br />Library of Congress,School children celebrating Togo's victory.2020637414<br />Created by processing "The Legend of the Holy General Togo Heihachiro" (National Diet Library)<br />Library of Congress,Great crowds cheering Emperor and Admirals Togo and Kamimura, Tokio, Japan.2020634380<br />Togo Heihachiro (right) and his wife Tetsu (left) (1913)<br />https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Togo%26Tetsu.jpg<br /><br />BGM<br />Amacha Music Studio<br />Narration by Ondoku-san
