The bell tower,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The bell tower,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The Koro (Drum Tower), located to the left of Yomei Gate at Nikko Toshogu, is decorated with 38 carvings including depictions of tortoises, dragons and clouds. Honji-do (Yakushi-do), famous for its meiryu (crying dragon) ceiling painting is visible on the right. The dragon was painted by Kano Eishin Yasunobu, but the entire building was later destroyed by fire and rebuilt. The roof visible on the left is the Rinzo (Kyozo).==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐40‐0]

The bell tower,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The bell tower,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The Koro (Drum Tower), located to the left of Yomei Gate at Nikko Toshogu, is decorated with 38 carvings including depictions of tortoises, dragons and clouds. Honji-do (Yakushi-do), famous for its meiryu (crying dragon) ceiling painting is visible on the right. The dragon was painted by Kano Eishin Yasunobu, but the entire building was later destroyed by fire and rebuilt. The roof visible on the left is the Rinzo (Kyozo).==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐7‐0]

Carvings on the Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

Carvings on 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. The building in the back is the Honjido (Yakushido), famous for its meiryu (crying dragon).==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐58‐2]

The cloisters of the Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The cloisters 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. The building in the back is the Honjido (Yakushido), famous for its meiryu (crying dragon).==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number47‐25‐0]