 A few blocks away, you can escape from all of the craziness of Harajuku and find yourself in a completely different atmosphere of Zen, History, and Serenity. This is Meiji shrine. Each shrine located in Japan is dedicated to a specific emperor that ruled Japan during that era to enshrine their souls after they die. Meiji shrine was dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken that ruled during the Japanese industrial revolution. 