Shrines and Temples of Nikko

The UNESCO site Shrines and Temples of Nikkō encompasses 103 buildings or structures and the natural setting around them. That's a lot of Shrines and Temples!

Nikkō Tōshō-gū Shrine

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Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮^?) is a Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Initially built in 1617, during the Edo period, while Ieyasu's son Hidetada was shogun, it was enlarged during the time of the third shogun, Iemitsu. Ieyasu is enshrined there, where his remains are also entombed. This shrine is built by Tokugawa retainer Tōdō Takatora. - in: wikipedia