Toshogu Shrine recommended as World Heritage site

Toshogu Shrine recommended as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Japan has recommended two shrines and a temple in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo to be added to the World Heritage List. File photo shows one of the shrines -- the Toshogu Shrine dedicated primarily to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. The World Heritage Committee is due to meet in Marrakesh, Morocco, for six days from Nov. 29.

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