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Japan15 Nikko7

Nikko is a town at the entrance to Nikko National Park, a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists. Attractions include three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the mausoleum of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Nikko Tosho-gu), Rinno-ji Shrine and the Futarasan Shrine, which dates to the year 782. Elevations range from 200 to 2,000 m

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Japan15 Nikko7

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  1. JAPAN Short but sweet touching trip Nikko 7

  2. Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Initially built in 1617, during the Edo period, while Ieyasu's son Hidetada was shogun, it was enlarged during the time of the third shogun, Iemitsu. Ieyasu is enshrined there, where his remains are also entombed

  3. Shinyosha

  4. Shinyosha - Omikoshi storage - there are three Omikoshi for the Shinto matsuri (festivals). One for Minamoto no Yoritomo, one for Toyotomin Hideyoshi and one for Tokugawa Ieyasu.  Often, the omikoshi resembles a miniature building, with pillars, walls, a roof, a veranda and a railing

  5. Omikoshi is a divine palanquin (also translated as portable Shinto shrine).

  6. Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle to transport a deity in Japan while moving between main shrine and temporary shrine during a festival or when moving to a new shrine. Shinyosha Tennyo (Heavenly Maidens, Flying Apsaras, servants of the Deva) dancing and playing musical instruments on the ceiling of the Shinyosha

  7. Shinyosha Tennyo

  8. Gohonsha Main shrine - National Treasure of Japan. The most important place in Nikko Toshogu. There is a sacred room, stone room, and worship room. Many important religious ceremonies are held in here

  9. the Haiden (the Oratory, used for worship of the enshrined deity) and Karamon gate

  10. Karamon - The gate of the main shrine - National Treasure of Japan. It is all painted white, and has many colourfully painted carvings

  11. Kazaridaru – Sake barrels at Shinto shrines Most brewers donate these sake barrels to shrines for Shinto ceremonies, rituals and festivals. Japanese believe that sake acts as a symbolic unification of Gods and people

  12. Nemuri neko Sleeping cat - National Treasure of Japan. Carved by Hidari Jingoro. It is a detailed and realistic carving of a cat sleeping under the sun. Nikko's kanji literary means "sun" and "light." So, this cat has become the symbol of Nikko

  13. Pictures:Sanda Foişoreanu Nicoleta Leu Internet All  copyrights  belong to their  respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu https://www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2015 Sound: Oliver Shanti - Rain of purification

  14. The Japanese saying "Never say 'kekkou' until you've seen Nikko"—kekko meaning beautiful, magnificent or "I am satisfied"—is a reflection of the beauty and sites in Nikkō

  15. Nikko

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