Rooftop gardens draw attention. Palaceside rooftop opens weekdays 11:45 a.m.–2 p.m.
Mainichi Shrine renewed Oct. 8—fresh hinoki hokora and torii =top. Before =right Oct 2012=.
Shrine had minor repairs; full renewal since the building
opened in 1966 is the first in 48 years.
Fresh copper roof shine.
Oct 8: base stones =left top. Hokora assembly =same left
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nd photo—torii =right top=, install =center, hokora =bottom.
Built 1939 when Mainichi prayed for safety of "Nippon-go" on its
round-the-world flight. Haneda Aug 26—return Oct 20; 194 hours, 52,860 km.
Enshrines Amaterasu Omikami and
Oyamakui-no-Mikoto; Nippon-go charms inside.
Oct 21 festival unveils to stakeholders.
(Photos: Mainichi Tokyo HQ General Affairs.)