Construction began in 1915 under Itō Chūta. The infobox gives November 1, 1920, but the text says the shrine was formally dedicated on November 3, 1920, completed in 1921, and its grounds finished by 1926. The style is traditional nagare-zukuri, built primarily of Japanese cypress and copper. The main timbers came from Kiso in Nagano and Alishan in Taiwan, and materials came from every prefecture and from overseas territories.
The shrine stands in a 170-acre (70-hectare) evergreen forest of about 120,000 trees of 365 species, donated from across Japan, next to Yoyogi Park. The treasure museum is in azekurazukuri style.
The original building was destroyed in the Tokyo air raids of World War II, though the article gives no year. The present shrine was funded by public fundraising and completed in October 1958. The grounds open at sunrise and close at sunset.
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