Tōshō-gū
Sign in to savethumb|250px|right|Yomeimon at Nikkō Tōshō-gū A is a Shinto shrine in which Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, is enshrined. Tōshō-gūs are found throughout Japan.
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- Shinto shrine
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- Japan
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- Tokugawa Ieyasu
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thumb|250px|right|Yomeimon at Nikkō Tōshō-gū A is a Shinto shrine in which Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, is enshrined. Tōshō-gūs are found throughout Japan.
The most well-known Tōshō-gū is the Nikkō Tōshō-gū located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture. It is one of Japan's most popular destinations for tourists and is part of "Shrines and Temples of Nikkō" World Heritage Site.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tōshō-gū” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.