This shrine was completed in 1653. It is the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (1603-1651) the grandson of Ieyasu. This powerful Shogun managed to close Japan's trade with foreign countries and isolated Japan from the world for over 200 hundred years
Niomon Gate
Guarded by two Nio Gods
Granite Fountain
The Bell Tower
There are also many steps to climb here
Yashamon Gate
Karamon Gate
Crimson lions guard the inner shrine
Kokamon Gate
(Ming Dynasty style)
which leads to the Iemitsu's Tomb is closed to the public
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