Nikkō Tōshō-gū
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Nikkō Tōshō-gū is an ornately decorated Shinto shrine complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Tokugawa-era architecture and worship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nikkō Tōshō-gū canonical | 6 |
| Nikko Toshogu Shrine | 1 |
| Shrines and Temples of Nikko | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto shrine
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ shrine complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Edo-period architecture
ⓘ
Gongen-zukuri ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1617 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 36.757°N 139.598°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPropertyStatus |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Treasure of Japan (selected structures) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enshrines | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Tokugawa Hidetada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tōshō-gū Shrine Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
Crying Dragon ceiling painting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nemuri-neko (Sleeping Cat) carving NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Wise Monkeys carving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Gojūnotō (five-story pagoda)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haiden ⓘ Honden ⓘ Honjido (Crying Dragon Hall) NERFINISHED ⓘ Karamon Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Yōmeimon Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sacred stable (Shinkyūsha)
ⓘ
stone torii gate ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Autumn Grand Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spring Grand Festival ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate carvings
ⓘ
gold leaf decoration ⓘ ornate decoration ⓘ polychrome lacquer ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshū
NERFINISHED
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Nikkō NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikkō National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReconstructionBy | Tokugawa Iemitsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReconstructionYear | 1636 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Hyakumono-Zoroe Sennin Gyoretsu (Procession of 1,000 Samurai) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shrines and Temples of Nikkō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor | Tokugawa clan followers ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| touristAttractionRank | major tourist destination in Japan ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Shrines and Temples of Nikkō ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
this entity surface form:
Shrines and Temples of Nikko