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Tōshō-gū Shrine
Meilleur moment pour visiter
Arrive before 8:30 in the morning to walk the corridors with soft light and few people. Autumn tints the cedars red and gold, but spring offers cherry blossoms in bloom beside the carved gates.
Conseils budget
Entry costs 1,300 yen and there are no free days, but the combined pass with the garden and museum saves about 300 yen. Students with an ID card receive significant discounts, and Futarasan Shrine offers a joint ticket valid for two days.
Recommandé pour
Lovers of Japanese history, Architecture photographers, Cultural travelers, Fans of traditional art
Planifiez votre visite
2-3 hours
À propos
Faits rapides: Nearly 13 million pilgrims and travelers arrive each year at the 2,080 steps that ascend among centuries-old cedars. The original complex had more than fifty buildings, of which around forty are preserved today, many considered national treasures.
Points forts: The three wise monkeys carved in the sacred stable, "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil," hide a fourth monkey carved on the reverse of the panel, almost invisible to the naked eye, representing the principle of "do no evil." It is said that whoever finds that fourth monkey completes a cycle of wisdom that few visitors manage to decipher.
Conseils d'initiés
- Wear comfortable shoes with good grip, because the carved stairs become slippery with rain and moss.
- The dragon painted on the ceiling of the main hall roared, according to legend, during the earthquake of 1650, and guides still tell that story to anyone who asks.
- Avoid the golden weekends of May and the year-end holidays, when lines exceed an hour of waiting.
- Stop to admire the Yōmeimon gate at sunset, when the low sun makes the gold leaf shine with intense orange tones.
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