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  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Japan Yakushima Island - The turtle Nagatahama beach. Every year in summer, sea turtles come on the beach for nesting and laying.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Tur...jpg
  • Japan Yakushima island - Rocks on the sea side.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Roc...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - the deep forest view from the top, crossed by a torrent river, with a background of mountain.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-dee...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - a moss carpet in front of some cedar trees.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-mou...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Moss on a broken cedar tree, the stripe are twisted.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-woo...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - In the deep forest, some trees have the shape of octopus.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-oct...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Mononoke forest - a giant cedar roots covered with moss
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-old...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Mononoke forest - rocks covered with moss
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Mon...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Mononoke forest - rocks covered with moss
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Roc...jpg
  • Japan Yakushima Island -  A wild deer in the nature
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Dee...jpg
  • Japan Yakushima Island - mountains under a morning light
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-mou...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Senpiro falls, one off the numerous falls
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Gia...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - a dry rock's river in a middle of a valley.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Dry...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Mononoke forest - Roots covered with moss
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Gre...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Mononoke forest, un tree make a shape of bow covered with moss
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-arc...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - a woman in side the giant roots of the millenium cedar.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Peo...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Rocks covered with moss in a middle of a mountain torrent.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Riv...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Byodoin Buddhist temple in Kyoto Uji - Unesco World Heritage - 2015
    Byodoin-Temple-Uji-Kyoto-Japan-©Seba...jpg
  • Japan Yakushima Island - The turtle Nagatahama beach. Every year in summer, sea turtles come on the beach for nesting and laying.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Tur...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Monkey on the west coast of Yakushima.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Mon...jpg
  • Japan Yakushima Island -  A wild deer in the nature
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Red...jpg
  • Japan Yakushima Island -  A deep valley with a reflexion of mountain in the water.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Val...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - detail of the trunk of a giant cedar.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-tre...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - red trees and green nature
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-red...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - giant roots i tha midle of the way.
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-roo...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Mononoke forest - rocks covered with moss
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Mon...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - red trees and green nature
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-For...jpg
  • Japan, Yakushima - Mononoke forest - rocks covered with moss and mountain torrent
    Japan-YAKUSHIMA-SebastienLebegue-Riv...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Futarasan Jinja Shrine-Nikko-Japan-s...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Futarasan Jinja Shrine-Nikko-Japan-s...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 Nikko temple and sanctuary site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world cultural and natural heritage by UNESCO [FR] Site des temples et sanctuaires de Nikko classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    house in the tree -Nikko-Japan-sLEBE...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The engravings of the three Wise Monkeys in Shinkyu-sha of  the Toshogu Shrine. It is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] sculpture des Trois singes de la sagesse (« Je n'entends pas ce qu'il ne faut pas entendre, je ne dis pas ce qu'il ne faut pas dire, je ne vois pas ce qu'il ne faut pas voir ») Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Three Wise Monkeys -Toshogu shrine -...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The imposing gate, the Yomei-mon, is the best-known symbol of the shrine. As many as 500 brightly-colored carvings fill the front of the gate in colors such as white, black, gold, navy, green, blue, and vermilion. The finest decorative skills available in Japan at the time were used on the gate. Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Yomei mon, symbol du Toshogu, comprenant près de 500 coloris dont les principaux sont le blanc, noir, ord, bleu marine, vert et vermillon. Le Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Yomei-mon Toshogu shrine -Nikko-Japa...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Monument for peace in the Rinnoji temple, famous for the temple  sanbutsu do and the gold buddha The site is calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le monument pour la paix dans l'ensemble Rinnoji, celebre pour le temple sanbutsu do et les bouddha d'or. Le site est classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Rinnoji - Monument for peace-Nikko-J...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Futarasan Jinja Shrine-Nikko-Japan-s...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The Romon gate- Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Romon au Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Romon gate - Futarasan Jinja Shrine-...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 The paradise garden. Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo, est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa. Il  fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Taiyuin byo Mausoleum -Rinnoji -Nikk...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 The Haiden sanctuary of Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le sanctuaire Haiden du mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo. Il est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa. Il  fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Haiden Taiyuin byo Mausoleum -Rinnoj...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo, est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa. Il  fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Taiyuin byo Mausoleum -Rinnoji -Nikk...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Stone lamp in the Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Lampe de pierre Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
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  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 Japanese maple red leaf -Nikko temple and sanctuary site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world cultural and natural heritage by UNESCO [FR] Feuilles rouge  d'erable du Japon Site des temples et sanctuaires de Nikko classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Japanese maple red leaf-Nikko-Japan-...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The imposing gate, the Yomei-mon, is the best-known symbol of the shrine. As many as 500 brightly-colored carvings fill the front of the gate in colors such as white, black, gold, navy, green, blue, and vermilion. The finest decorative skills available in Japan at the time were used on the gate. Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Yomei mon, symbol du Toshogu, comprenant près de 500 coloris dont les principaux sont le blanc, noir, ord, bleu marine, vert et vermillon. Le Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Yomei-mon Toshogu shrine -Nikko-Japa...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The imposing gate, the Yomei-mon, is the best-known symbol of the shrine. As many as 500 brightly-colored carvings fill the front of the gate in colors such as white, black, gold, navy, green, blue, and vermilion. The finest decorative skills available in Japan at the time were used on the gate. Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Yomei mon, symbol du Toshogu, comprenant près de 500 coloris dont les principaux sont le blanc, noir, ord, bleu marine, vert et vermillon. Le Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Yomei-mon Toshogu shrine -Nikko-Japa...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 The Haiden sanctuary of Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le sanctuaire Haiden du mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo. Il est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa. Il  fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Haiden Taiyuin byo Mausoleum -Rinnoj...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 Small statue of gods setted on the roks. Nikko temple and sanctuary site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world cultural and natural heritage by UNESCO [FR] Des statuettes de dieux placées sur une paroie rocheuse. Le site des temples et sanctuaires de Nikko classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Gods statue on the rocks-Nikko-Japan...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - the gods of the third gate Yashamon of the Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Yashamon du mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo, est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa. Il  fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Gods of Yashamon gate - Taiyuin byo...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 Nikko temple and sanctuary site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world cultural and natural heritage by UNESCO [FR] Site des temples et sanctuaires de Nikko classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Paper Prayer Knots - Shinkyo bridge-...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The imposing gate, the Yomei-mon, is the best-known symbol of the shrine. As many as 500 brightly-colored carvings fill the front of the gate in colors such as white, black, gold, navy, green, blue, and vermilion. The finest decorative skills available in Japan at the time were used on the gate. Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Yomei mon, symbol du Toshogu, comprenant près de 500 coloris dont les principaux sont le blanc, noir, ord, bleu marine, vert et vermillon. Le Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Yomei-mon Toshogu shrine -Nikko-Japa...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The Daigoma do in the Rinnoji temple, famous for the temple  sanbutsu do and the gold buddha The site iscalssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le temple Daigoma Do dans l'ensemble Rinnoji, celebre pour le temple sanbutsu do et les bouddha d'or. Le site est classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    -Nikko-Japan-sLEBEGUE-201208-8188.jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Gojunoto - Five story pagoda of the Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Gojunoto -Pagode à 5 toit du Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Gojunoto - Five Story pagoda Toshogu...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Futarasan Jinja Shrine-Nikko-Japan-s...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 The first gate Nyomon - Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La première  porte Nyomon du mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo. Il est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa,  le mausolée fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Nyomon gate - Taiyuin byo sanctuary ...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 The first gate Nyomon - Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La première  porte Nyomon du mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo. Il est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa,  le mausolée fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Nyomon gate - Taiyuin byo sanctuary ...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The bell and drum tower near the third gate Yashamon. the Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Yashamon du mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo, est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa. Il  fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Yashamon gate - Taiyuin byo Mausoleu...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The bell and drum tower near the third gate Yashamon. the Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Yashamon du mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo, est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa. Il  fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Yashamon gate - Taiyuin byo Mausoleu...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The Kamishindo to access the Futarasan jinja Shrine from the Toshogu. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La route Kamishindo qui permet d'acceder au Futarasan depuis le Toshogu. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Romon gate- Futarasan-Jinja-Nikko-Ja...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Gojunoto - Five story pagoda of the Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Gojunoto -Pagode à 5 toit du Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Gojunoto - Five Story pagoda Toshogu...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Futarasan Jinja Shrine-Nikko-Japan-s...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Torii and Romon gate- Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Romon au Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Torii and Romon gate - Futarasan Jin...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - the Yashamon gate of the Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Yashamon du mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo, est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa. Il  fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Yashamon gate - Taiyuin byo Mausoleu...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The Romon gate- Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La porte Romon au Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Romon gate- Futarasan-Jinja-Nikko-Ja...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 Nikko temple and sanctuary site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world cultural and natural heritage by UNESCO [FR] Site des temples et sanctuaires de Nikko classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Lantern - Shinkyo bridge-Nikko-Japan...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Futarasan Jinja Shrine-Nikko-Japan-s...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The Daigoma do in the Rinnoji temple, famous for the temple  sanbutsu do and the gold buddha The site iscalssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le temple Daigoma Do dans l'ensemble Rinnoji, celebre pour le temple sanbutsu do et les bouddha d'or. Le site est classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Rinnoji - Sanbutsu do-Nikko-Japan-sL...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The Daigoma do in the Rinnoji temple, famous for the temple  sanbutsu do and the gold buddha The site iscalssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le temple Daigoma Do dans l'ensemble Rinnoji, celebre pour le temple sanbutsu do et les bouddha d'or. Le site est classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Rinnoji - Sanbutsu do-Nikko-Japan-sL...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 The first gate Nyomon - Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La première  porte Nyomon du mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo. Il est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa,  le mausolée fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Nyomon gate - Taiyuin byo sanctuary ...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Futarasan Jinja Shrine-Nikko-Japan-s...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Gojunoto - Five story pagoda of the Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Gojunoto -Pagode à 5 toit du Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Gojunoto - Five Story pagoda Toshogu...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Shinkyo sacred bridge , a red lacquered span that arches gracefully across the Daiya River. Legend has it that the hermit who settled Nikko was carried across the river here by two serpents. In feudal times, the sacred bridge could be used only by the emperor.  Nikko temple and sanctuary site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world cultural and natural heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le pont sacre Jinkyo, en bois laque rouge qui enjambe la rivière Daiya. La legende dit qu'un hermitte qui fonda les premiers temples de Nikko, y traversa la rivière sur 2 serpents. Mais au Moyen age, seul l'Empereur pouvait traverser le pont. Le site des temples et sanctuaires de Nikko classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Shinkyo bridge--Japan-sLEBEGUE-20120...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Futarasan jinja Shrine situated also in the Nantai -san from 767. Main shrine was built in 1619 by Tokugawa Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Futarasan - Datant de 767, il est le plus ancien complexe religieux du site. Il comprend 23 bâtiments. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Futarasan Jinja Shrine-Nikko-Japan-s...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 Taiyuin byo in the Rinnoji, the mausoleum of Tokugawa Iemitsu (the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate) built by one of the top architects at the time. Rinno-ji became the temple where memorial services were held for Iemitsu, and it enjoyed the close protection of the Tokugawa shogunate.site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le mausolée Taiyuin, ou Taiyuinbyo, est consacré à Iemitsu, le troisième shogun Tokugawa. Il  fut construit à proximité du sanctuaire Toshogu, rendant hommage à l'architecture de ce dernier. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Taiyuin byo sanctuary - Rinnoji - to...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The Kamishindo to access the Futarasan jinja Shrine from the Toshogu. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] La route Kamishindo qui permet d'acceder au Futarasan depuis le Toshogu. Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Kamishindo-Futarasan-Toshogu-Nikko-J...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Torri of the Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Torii du Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Torii - Toshogu shrine --Japan-sLEBE...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Gojunoto - Five story pagoda of the Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Gojunoto -Pagode à 5 toit du Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Gojunoto - Five Story pagoda Toshogu...jpg
  • JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
    Toshogu shrine - Ieyasu sanctuary-Ni...jpg
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