Example sentences for: meiji

How can you use “meiji” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • They later rebuilt it to bolster their own prestige, only to burn it down once again in a fit of pique when the Meiji Restoration of imperial power abolished their shogunate in 1868.

  • Indeed, so sacred are the Ise shrines that, despite the relatively peaceful coexistence of Shinto and Buddhism in Japan, Buddhist monks and nuns were banned from entering the precincts prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.

  • Although its popularity waned during the Meiji period, it has been “rediscovered” this century, the most dramatic evidence being the vast investment in the National Bunraku Theater in Nipponbashi.

  • Built by Ieyasu Tokugawa in 1603 for his occasional, reluctant visits to Kyoto (under imperial command), the castle was taken over by the Emperor Meiji after the restoration of 1868.

  • Originally a feudal estate, this collection of gardens (in Japanese, French, and English styles) became part of the imperial household after the Meiji Restoration and, in 1949, a public park — the ultimate oasis in this quarter of the city.


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