NIKKO TOURIST ASSOCIATION

Torii gate and forecast stone

A stone wall

Five storied pagoda

Last instruction of Ieyasu

Omotemon gate and Nioh statue

Three sacred warehouses

Rest room for the God

Shinkyu sacred stable

Story of three monkeys

Kouya-maki black pine

Omizuya water house

Torii bronze gate

Youmeimon gate
Over 500 sculptures
Frame of Ieyasu's designation
Inverted pillar
Human sculpture
Children and Ieyasu

Shed for sacred sedan chair

Kaguraden stage

Restoration of cultural property

Karamon gate

Honsha central shrine

Okusha Haiden Oratory

Inukimon gate

Okusha treasure tower

Showrow bell tower, Korou drum tower

Crying dragon

Lanterns

Korean bell

Carvings on the wainscot

Jumping lion

Rinzo revolving shelf

Former Karamon gate,
Torii stone gate

Person's face on the trunk

Toshogu Treasure House

Guest hall

Toshogu Museum of Art

Traditional event

Samurai-style 1,000-person procession

Omamori
(Charm in brocade bag)

*Five Storied Pagoda

The Five Storied Pagoda is 36m high.
It is located on the left of Ishidorii (Stone Gate).

Tadakatsu Sakai contributed this building in 1650, but was burned down in 1815. Descendant of Tadakatsu rebuilt in 1818. Tadakatsu Sakai was the governor of Obama (Former Fukui prefecture).

It is 36m high. There are no floors inside and each story is connected directly. The central pillar is the diameter of 60cm. It is hung from the height of the 4th floor by chain. The bottom of the pillar is not attached to the ground, but it has floated about 10cm. This is an anti-earthquake construction. Also, gap of the building will be bigger when wood shrinks and the roof sinks. The hung pillar also has an effect on that.

Rafter of the roof is parallel from the first to the 4th floor, but rafter of the 5th layer is spokewise. Also, sculptures of animals on the first layer indicate twelve zodiac signs and directions.

*Okariden (Temporary Hall)

The Okariden is the temporary building to store divine spirit when the main hall is in fixation. The Okariden was built in 1639. Generally speaking, temporary building will be destroyed after the reforming, but this Okariden was exceptional because Toshogu Shrine repaired frequently. Although, the Okariden was built for temporary use, construction style is the same as the main building. It is called Gondenzukuri style, which consists of Haiden oratory, Ainoma middle room and Honden main hall. Every Shinto rite is carried out in the precinct of Okariden when the divine spirit is enshrined in the Okariden. In addition to that, Kaguraden (Dance stage), Gomadoh Hall (Burning a holy fire for invocation), Shinyosha (Shed of portable shrine), and Secchin (Rest room for the God) will be built even for temporary use. The divine spirit was moved to Okariden 19 times in the past. The last relocation was in 1863.

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