Meiji, the romanization of the Japanese characters
明 治 , may refer to:
Japanese history
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Emperor Meiji
, also called or , was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 13 February 1867 to his death, he was the first monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meiji era. He was the figure ...
, Emperor of Japan between 1867 and 1912
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Meiji era, the name given to that period in Japanese history
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Meiji Restoration, the revolution that began the Meiji period
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Meiji Constitution, the constitution of the Empire of Japan between 1890 and 1947
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Meiji Shrine
, is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. The shrine does not contain the emperor's grave, which is located at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto.
History
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, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his wife
Other uses
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Meiji Dairies, a major Japanese dairy company
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Meiji Mura, an open-air architectural museum near Nagoya, Japan
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Meiji Seamount, a seamount (underwater mountain) in the northern Pacific Ocean
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Meiji Seika, a major Japanese confectionery firm
* Meiji Senmon Gakkou, the former name of the
Kyushu Institute of Technology
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Meiji University, a university in Tokyo
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Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, a major Japanese life insurance company
See also
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Meijer
Meijer Inc. (, ; stylized as meijer) is an American supercenter chain that primarily operates throughout the Midwest. Its corporate headquarters are in Walker, Michigan, which is a part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. Founded in 1934 a ...
, a grocery chain store in the American Midwest
* Měijì, Hanyu Pinyin for the Chinese name of
Mischief Reef (美济礁)
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Meij (disambiguation)
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Meji, Indian ceremonial bonfire
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