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

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 south side is decorated with 25 different carvings. A candlestick is attached to each carving to light the corridor.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐6‐0]

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

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 south side is decorated with 25 different carvings. A candlestick is attached to each carving to light the corridor.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐42‐0]

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

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]

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

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 south side is decorated with 25 different carvings. A candlestick is attached to each carving to light the corridor.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐3‐0]

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

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

The corridor to the right and left of Yomei Gate has pillars painted in red and divided in 15 sections to the right and 8 sections to the left. It is divided by perpendicular wooden pillars, with flowers, birds, and waterfowl carved in the panel boards. It is covered in gold and painted in brilliant green, red and other colours.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐36‐0]

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

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

Carvings at the cliosters of the Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)