Toshogu means a shinto shrine devoted Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) who was the founder and first Shogun (general) of the Tokugawa shogunate.Ueno Toshogu is one of Toshogu.
It is located the southwest corner of ueno park.
Photo above is the gateway to the shrine.
It is made of stone.
If you path through the gate, you will see other gate soon.
Photo above is the gate to approach to the main shrine.
This is the approch to the main shrine, you can see stone lanterns both side of the approach.
Photo above is stone lunterns.
There are many of stone lanterns and copper lanteans in the shrine.
Those were offered by feudal lords under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Photo above is the stage that is side of the the approach.
Photo above is copper lunterns.
Photo above is Karamon ( chinese style of gate), with Haiden (worship hall) to the rear.I introduce you Haiden and Honden (Main shrine) tomorrow.
To be continued.
(Note)
These photos were taken on Nobember 29, 2008.
3 comments:
what a wonderful walk you are offering to us, through the past, the history, the architecture!
These are the kind of pictures and of words ("shogun")that help us to imagine the so rich Japan 's history.
Thanks for sharing!
You can take all of these photos again in the Spring when the trees are budding or flowering. Or maybe in the Winter after a snow ... Beauty in multiple seasons.
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