Five storied pagoda (五重塔) is located between the big Torii Gate and Nio Mon Front Gate (仁王門) of Toshogu shrine (東照宮), at the World Heritage site in Nikko city, Tochigi prefecture.
Toshogu shrine is a shinto shrine complex at which Ieyasu TOKUGAWA (徳川家康) is enshrined with the name of Tosho Daigongen (東照大権現).
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| Ieyasu Tokugawa (Image from Wiki) |
To fully enjoy what Toshogu shrine has to offer, you, as an individual, got to pay 1300 JPY (around $15), however, taking a look at this 36 meters high pagoda is absolutely free of charge!
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just stunning. I love this pic
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Fantastic capture!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely breathtakingly beautiful! Love the rich colors and your capture is superb as always, Yoshi! Thank you so much for sharing the beauty of your country! I worked for a number of years for Komatsu when they were building a plant in Oregon and I became both fascinated and interested in Japan and its culture. Your posts bring back lots of memories! Have a great week!
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Absolutely a great shot and a great pagota. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if one could go inside and climb to the top. my question was answered when I clicked on the link for information. there are no floors! it is so beautiful it's almost surreal. great shot Yoshi!!! have a beautiful day.
ReplyDeleteI think that's the tallest pagoda I have ever seen! It's stunning painted red.
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ReplyDeletelooks like an elaborate pagoda, the details are amazing
thanks for sharing this
So interesting that there are no upper floors within the structure IF I understood the description correctly. I definitely would pay to see this Japanese wonder from the inside. Thanks for sharing the sights in your world!
ReplyDeleteThe massive roofs are fine rubies. I am drawn to the delicate details of many colors. Very nice. Obviously to the American eye, the style is so unique and different to what we are used to. But so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteam amaze at the intricacy and details of the pagoda.
ReplyDeleteWe just looked at that pagoda from the outside too. I love it that I know who shogun Ieyasu was just because we've been watching those NHK historical dramas in Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteThis is a magnificent shrine, and the way you shot it is awesome. The red is so vivid....and five stories is amazing. It isn;t just a structure, it is many little structures within the big one....an architectural jewel. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteSo tall and beautiful...
ReplyDeleteWonderful building! Nice photo, beautiful colors.
ReplyDeleteJapan is filled with so many things of exquisite beauty and this is definitely one of them. I would so love to see it in person!
ReplyDeleteSuch beauty! A wonderful soaring photo.
ReplyDelete1,300yen is too steep for me! But I wish I can look around someday.
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A colourful structure. Is that a lightning conductor that they have on top of the pagoda ?
ReplyDeleteVery impressive and colourful! Exotic from my point of view (Sweden)... And undeniably perfect for Ruby Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteThis five storied pagoda is so colorful, quite different from those I’ve been familiar with in Nara or Kyoto. Is this characteristics of Nikko Toshogu?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit and comment. I went to narcissus field to unwind and relax myself from the severe cold of Nara.
What a fantastic pagoda, I love the bright colours.
ReplyDeleteAmazing shot!
ReplyDeleteWhat vivd colors the five storied pagoda has!!
In front of the pagoda I see some mirrors. It is a beautiful fusion of Shinto and Buddhism.
I'm very glad in Japan there is no religious conflict.
wow, this is an impressive pagoda. quite stunning!
ReplyDeleteYou did a marvelous job of capturing all of this pagoda's beauty. Love the lacquer shade of red too.
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a wonderful capture: the colors are amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow that would be something to see! I'm thinking in two years - Japan for me!
ReplyDeleteMagnificent! I'm surprised people are allowed to go inside. That's a lot of stairs to climb.
ReplyDeleteThe architecuture itself is pretty but additionally the colors are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteit's been a long time since i've seen a pagoda, but I remember being pretty impressed by them. Great shot - those colors are so pretty!
ReplyDeletea lovely piece of installation....very interesting stories to go with it too!
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