Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit
14,282
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 9:
Line 9: − +
no edit summary
In the Tosho-gu Shrine (Mausoleum) reposes Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] (1603-1868). Emperor Go-Yōzei is also buried in Nikkō.
In the Tosho-gu Shrine (Mausoleum) reposes Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the [[Tokugawa Shogunate]] (1603-1868). Emperor Go-Yōzei is also buried in Nikkō.
:''The Tosho-gu is famous for its detailed and colourfully painted wooden sculptures. Among them, the three monkeys hiding each respectively their ears, eyes and mouth, representing the Buddhist doctrine "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil"''<ref>[http://www.jref.com/practical/nikko_toshogu.shtml Nikko 日光市]</ref>
:"The Tosho-gu is famous for its detailed and colourfully painted wooden sculptures. Among them, the three monkeys hiding each respectively their ears, eyes and mouth, representing the Buddhist doctrine "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil""<ref>[http://www.jref.com/practical/nikko_toshogu.shtml Nikko 日光市]</ref>
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō are inscribed on the [[World Heritage List]].
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō are inscribed on the [[World Heritage List]].