At the entrance of Tōshō-gū

Heading to Tōshō-gū

Torii at entrance to Tōshō-gū

Tōshō Dai-Gongen (東照大権現) on torii. Attributed to Emperor Go-Mizunoo (後水尾天皇)

Pagoda at entrance of Tōshō-gū

In India, the temple building which houses what are said to be the remains of the Buddha is called a stupa. In its passage to Japan via China and Korea, this type of building changed its shape and became the five-storied pagoda of the typical Japanese temple. Though this is first time for me to see at a shrine.

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