Carvings at the cliosters of the Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

This is the south side of the 220m corridor that stretches east to west from the sodebei wall of Yomeimon at Nikko Toshogu. The west and east corridors are decorated with opulent and delicate carvings. The buildings of Toshogu feature about 5,000 different carvings of 100 types of animal and plant. These corridors are one example.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐22‐0]

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