Adorned in gold leaf and some 500 carved images depicting folk tales, mythical beasts and Chinese sages, the 'Sunset Gate' is the most revered traditional gate in Japan and a sight to behold. Worrying that its perfection might arouse envy in the gods, those responsible for the gate's construction had the final supporting pillar installed upside down as a deliberate error.
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°Õ¨²õ³ó¨-²µ¨± is ±·¾±°ì°ì¨'s biggest attraction, a shrine to the powerful shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543¨C1616). No expense was spared: when the original structure ¡
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°Õ²¹¾±²â¨±-¾±²Ô, completed in 1653, is the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604¨C51), the third Tokugawa shogun and grandson of Ieyasu. (Ieyasu was deified, which¡
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Along this particularly scenic stretch of the Daiya-gawa, where white rapids swirl around rocks, is a row of Jiz¨ statues, the small stone effigies of the¡
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¸é¾±²Ô²Ô¨-Âá¾±'s grand main hall, Sanbutsu-d¨ ('Hall of Three Buddhas'), was first built in 848; the current structure dates to 1645 and, with restoration work¡
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Just to the left of the entrance to Futarasan-jinja is a 1km wooded path leading to °Õ²¹°ì¾±²Ô¨-Âá¾±²ÔÂá²¹, part of the greater shrine precinct. Just in front is¡
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Futarasan-jinja was founded over 1200 years ago as a place to worship the mountain Nantai-san (2484m), his mountain consort, Nyoh¨-san (2483m), and their¡
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The main shrine courtyard at °Õ¨²õ³ó¨-²µ¨± includes the Honden (±¾µî; Main Hall) and Haiden (’…µî; Hall of Worship). Inside these halls are paintings of the 36¡
±·¾±°ì°ì¨ Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park
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About 1km west of Shin-ky¨ bridge, this splendidly restored imperial palace (c 1899) of more than 100 rooms showcases superb artisanship, with parts of¡
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°Õ¨²õ³ó¨-²µ¨± is ±·¾±°ì°ì¨'s biggest attraction, a shrine to the powerful shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543¨C1616). No expense was spared: when the original structure ¡
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The main shrine courtyard at °Õ¨²õ³ó¨-²µ¨± includes the Honden (±¾µî; Main Hall) and Haiden (’…µî; Hall of Worship). Inside these halls are paintings of the 36¡
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This gateway on the east side of the main inner courtyard of °Õ¨²õ³ó¨-²µ¨± is famous for its decorative carving of a sleeping cat (Nemuri-neko), which is much¡
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To the west of °Õ¨²õ³ó¨-²µ¨±'s drum tower is this hall known for the painting on its ceiling of the Nakiry¨± (Crying Dragon). Monks demonstrate the hall's¡
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This 'Sacred Stable' building in °Õ¨²õ³ó¨-²µ¨±'s outer courtyard is crowned with relief carvings of monkeys. The allegorical 'hear no evil, see no evil, speak¡
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In °Õ¨²õ³ó¨-²µ¨±'s initial courtyard are these 'Three Sacred Storehouses'; on the upper storey of the Kamijinko (upper storehouse) are relief carvings of ¡
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This five-tiered pagoda at °Õ¨²õ³ó¨-²µ¨± is an 1819 reconstruction of the mid-17th-century original. Buying a supplementary ticket affords you the chance to¡