The Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

In front of the Yomei gate stand the bell tower and the drum tower within the compounds to the left, and the Honjido to the rear. It was called Honjido because the Yakushi nyorai, which was the main Buddha of worship of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was enshrined there, but at present it is called Yakushido. A dragon is painted on the ceiling, and when visitors clap, the sound echoes. The painting is thus called nakiryu (crying dragon). The steps to the Yomei gate and corridor are seen to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐13‐0]

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