Nikko Tosho-gu

Site in Nikko, to the north of Tokyo. One of the most significant shrines and tourist attractions in Japan, this shrine is the mausoleum of the shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Eight buildings in this shrine are National Treasures of Japan. As this site deifies Tokugawa, this demonstrates the Japanese worldview regarding historical figures and their place in religion.

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