The Yashamon Gate,Taiyuin Shrine,Nikko

The Yashamon Gate,Taiyuin Shrine,Nikko

Visitors climbing the steep stairs from Nitenmon pass the mausoleum of the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu and come in front of Yashamon, where four yasha (female demons) are enshrined. Each yasha is painted in a different colour and represents north, south, east and west. Since the gate is decorated with peonies and arabesque patterns, it is also called the Botan-mon ( Peony Gate ).==Date:unknown, Place:Otsu, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐14‐0]

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