Akasaka's Hie-jinja Shrine - Tokyo - Japan
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Channel: Shiran De Silva · 2014 · Travel & Events
Hie Jinja is one of Tokyo's most important shrines, closely linked to the Tokugawa shoguns. When Tokugawa Ieyasu set up the government in Edo, Hie-jinja was enshrined inside of Edo Castle (current day Imperial Palace) as a guard against evil spirits.