Samurais parade at Nikko Toshogu shrine re-creates 1617 procession

About 1,200 people clad in traditional samurai clothing approach Nikko Toshogu shrine, a mausoleum of feudal leader Tokugawa Ieyasu, on May 18, 2015. The procession is an annual spring event to commemorate the arrival of Ieyasu's remains in Nikko in 1617 from Kunozan, today's Shizuoka city, central Japan. Ieyasu founded the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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