This shrine is dedicated to Ieyasu, who founded the Tokugawa Shogunate that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867.
The granite Torii
The Niomon Gate
Guarded by two Nio figures
A five-storey pagoda
Each level represents an element-earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
Built in 1616, it took 15,000 craftsman to work for two years to create this shrine worthy for a Shogun. Although designated as a shrine, it retains many of its Buddhists elements
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