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This Japanese shrine is Ueno Tōshō-gū, and the golden gate Karamon (唐門) in front of it. Well, a more proper way to call the gate is the Kara gate - mon means gate in itself. And a karamon is, to quote jisho.org: a large gate with a karahafu gable (typically at a temple, shrine or castle). And a karahafu gable is that curved thing over the entrance.
The shrine is dedicated to the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, Ieyasu, founded in 1627, with the main hall (hinted here behind the gate) built in 1651 by the third Tokugawa shogun (and Ieyasu's grandson). It has survived the Battle of Ueno (1868), the Kanto earthquake (1923), and the bombings of the Second World War, and is now an Important Cultural Property of Japan, and is a great example of Edo architecture. The main building is covered with gold foil, and saw massive restoration work 2009-2013. This building is called the Golden Hall (金色殿).
The wall and gate was also built in 1651. The crest at the centre of the gate beam (and on the shrine gable itself), is that of the Tokugawa clan.
RenownTravel: On Yaowarat Road in Bangkok’s Chinatown is the colorful Kuan Yim shrine of the Thian Fa Foundation. The shrines’ walls are adorned with colorful murals. Inside is a small golden image of Guanyin.
The shrine is dedicated to Guanyin, in Thailand also known as the Bodhisattva Phra Avalokitesuan. The Guanyin images dates to the 12th century. Carved from teak wood in the Tang dynasty art style, it is painted in gold color. With her right hand Guanyin makes the Varada mudra, the gesture of charity or making offerings. The image was brought over from China and enshrined in 1958.
The Thian Fa Foundation was established in 1902 by Chinese immigrants who settled in Bangkok. Its goal is to provide free medical care to those in need. Both traditional Chinese and modern treatments are performed at the foundation’s hospital next to the shrine.
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The Maruyamazuishininari shrine (円山隨身稲荷大明神) on the kofun in Shiba Park, behind the Shiba Toshogu shrine (芝東照宮).
This is a small shrine guarded by foxes and dedicated to the god Inari, a kami (also known as Inari Ōkami or Oinari, 稲荷大神), who is a god of rice and sake, fertility and foxes, and a bunch of other stuff - and general worldly success. Inari shrines are extremely popular in Japan, and you can find them everywhere (many of them quite small, and many of them much, much smaller than even this one).
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At the Kanda shinto shrine - Kanda-myōjin (神田明神). This shrine dates its roots back to 730 AD, but it has relocated a couple of times and ended up here in 1603, moved to this place by the shogun (to make place for the expanding Edo castle, though officially to guard against misfortune because of an unhappy kami). Before this, in 1309, the warrior and rebel Taira no Masakado was enshrined in the Kanda shrine as a kami. The other two deities enshrined here are Onamuchi-no-mikoto (Daikoku-sama) and Sukunahikona-no-mokoto (Ebisu-sama). The shrine was added to the Tokyo ten shrines (東京十社 - Tokyo Jissha) during the Meiji era, but the emperor hesitated to do so since Masakado had led a rebellion against the central government in Kyoto in his day. This was resolved with the kami being removed from the shrine. However he proved to be so popular that he was reinstated after the second world war.
The shrine itself, as it stands today, was built in 1934 in the Gongen style after the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 - but using concrete instead of traditional wood, which meant that it actually survived the fire bombings of the Second World War (when not much else in this area did). The shrine was very important for the warriors, and today its proximity to Akihabara has given it a bit of a special niche, selling talismans and blessings for electronic equipment (and all the usual talismans too, for good health, good luck, luck in business, etc).
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Many Japanese people visit shrines at the beginning of the year, wishing happiness in the new year.
In Motonosumi Shrine, red toriis are continued to reach the shrine, which is located at the top of a hill and is not shown in the photo. A torii is a gate to a shrine.
The Kanda shinto shrine in Tokyo on a winter afternoon.
In Japanese the shrine is known as Kanda-myōjin (神田明神).
The shrine has roots back to the Heian period and has been at this location since 1603, but the shrine you can see today, built in the Gongen style, was built in 1934 after the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 - but using concrete instead of traditional wood, which meant that it actually survived the fire bombings of the Second World War (when not much else in this area did). The shrine was very important for the warriors, and today its proximity to Akihabara has given it a bit of a special niche, selling talismans and blessings for electronic equipment (and all the usual talismans too, for good health, good luck, luck in business, etc).
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A Lego build of an ancient stone guardian hidden deep within unknown jungles.
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Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社 Yasaka-jinja), once called Gion Shrine (祇園神社 Gion-jinja), is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri (Fourth Avenue), the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage.
History
Initial construction on the Shrine began in 656. The Shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period. In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers be sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines; and in 991, Emperor Ichijō added three more shrines to Murakami's list. Three years later in 994, Ichijō refined the scope of that composite list by adding Umenomiya Shrine and Gion Shrine.
From 1871 through 1946, Yasaka Shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines. (Wikipedia)