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Tōshō-gū

A Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine in which Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, is enshrined. Tōshō-gūs are found throughout Japan. The most well-known Tōshō-gū is the located in Nikkō, .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Enkō-ji and Shisen-do.

Buddhist temple
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, is a Zen Buddhist located near the at , Ichijo-ji, Kotani-cho, in northeast , Japan. It is famous for its fall foliage and suikinkutsu.

Buddhist temple
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Shisen-dō is a Buddhist temple located in , Japan. It belongs to the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is an image of Merōfu Kannon. is situated 200 metres southwest of Tōshō-gū.

Buddhist temple
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is a Zen Buddhist temple in , , . is situated 370 metres southwest of Tōshō-gū.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and North Kyoto.

Neighborhood
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the . is situated 4 km southwest of Tōshō-gū.

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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of 's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.

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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-ky. is situated 4 km southwest of Tōshō-gū.

Tōshō-gū

Latitude
35.04488° or 35° 2′ 42″ north
Longitude
135.79784° or 135° 47′ 52″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2QVX+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13340093449
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wayside_shrine
Wiki­data ID
Q1190456
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Tōshō-gū” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح توشوغو”
  • Arabic: “مزار توشوغو”
  • Catalan: “Tōshō-gū”
  • Chinese: “东照宫”
  • Chinese: “东照神宫”
  • Chinese: “東照宮”
  • Chinese: “東照神宮”
  • Dutch: “Toshogu”
  • Dutch: “Tōshōgū”
  • French: “Tōshō-gū”
  • French: “Tōshōgū”
  • Japanese: “Tōshō-gū”
  • Japanese: “とうしょうぐう”
  • Japanese: “東照宮”
  • Japanese: “東照社”
  • Korean: “동조궁”
  • Persian: “معبد توشو”
  • Russian: “Тосё-гу”
  • Russian: “Тосёгу”
  • Slovenian: “tōshō-gū”
  • Slovenian: “tošogu”
  • Turkish: “Tōshō-gū”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zen meditation Hall and Ten Bulls Garden.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tōshō-gū”. Photo: Fg2, Public domain.