Shrine Photography

9/24/2016 8:24:31 PM

I photographed the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which not only had “no photo” posts (which I agree are not very visible), but also had a police presence – probably due to the Shrine’s controversial nature. The officer calmly came to me and said “no photos”, to which of course I obeyed. That was all; he didn’t even ask to delete the photos taken.

Asked my hotel reception about it later, and they said the prohibition is to protect the privacy of those worshiping there; people don’t feel comfortable worshiping when someone is taking photos, and for a centrally located famous Shrine, which attract a lot of tourists who’d take photos nonstop. This could be further confirmed that at some other shrines in Tokyo there were no “no photo” signs.

Considering the above, it is very unlikely you’d get arrested or worse, as long as you’re obeying the officer instructions. I know people who were arrested and detained of taking photos of military installations in Russia (dumb indeed), but even they were eventually released after few hours – although without the camera – after an interrogation and background check.

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Hello,My name is Aparna Patel,I’m a Travel Blogger and Photographer who travel the world full-time with my hubby.I like to share my travel experience.

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