Futarasan Shrine


Site in Nikko, north of Tokyo. Shinto shrine first founded in the eighth century, but many of the buildings were a contribution of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This site demonstrates the role Shinto played in early Japan, the Tokugawa Bakufu, and today. All buildings are designated Important Cultural Properties, and two swords in the shrine are National Treasures of Japan.

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