The front entrance to Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The front entrance to Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

Omotemon is viewed from the open space in front of the five-story pagoda. This gate was called Niomon because statues of the Nio guardian deities were placed there until 1871, when Shinto and Buddhism were officially separated and the statues were transferred to Taiyuin Mausoleum. Subsequently, the gate was called Omotemon (Front Gate). Until the Nio statues were returned in 1897, the komainu (guardian dogs), previously in the back, were placed in front as seen in this photograph.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐30‐0]

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