Ueno Tosho-gu Shrine, Konjiki-den
This is the main building at Tosho-gu shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan for more than 250 years from 1603.
The Konjiki-den (Golden Hall) is in the ornate Momoyama style. Inside is the Honden where the spirit of Ieyasu is enshrined. The ebony steps leading up to the altar is the one element that is not gilded.
The pathway to the shrine is marked by 48 bronze lanterns and 200 stone lanterns, gifts from the daimyo around the country at the time.
Ueno Tosho-gu Shrine, Konjiki-den
This is the main building at Tosho-gu shrine to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan for more than 250 years from 1603.
The Konjiki-den (Golden Hall) is in the ornate Momoyama style. Inside is the Honden where the spirit of Ieyasu is enshrined. The ebony steps leading up to the altar is the one element that is not gilded.
The pathway to the shrine is marked by 48 bronze lanterns and 200 stone lanterns, gifts from the daimyo around the country at the time.