Stone Steps - Nikko, Japan
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N 36° 45.505 E 139° 35.913
54S E 374907 N 4068988
This 207-step staircase is located at Nikko Tosho-gu, a Shinto Tosho-gu Shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Waymark Code: WMZ8C3
Location: Tochigi, Japan
Date Posted: 09/27/2018
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Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinno-ji, Nikko Tosho-gu forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikko UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Five of them are designated as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties.
Tosho-gu is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was 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. This shrine was built by Tokugawa retainer Todo Takatora.
Hundreds of stone steps lead through the cryptomeria forest up to the grave of Ieyasu. A torii at the top bears calligraphy attributed to Emperor Go-Mizunoo.
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