Kunōzan Tōshō-gū, Shinto shrine on Mount Kunōzan, Japan
Kunōzan Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine in Suruga-ku at the summit of Mount Kunō at 200 m (656 ft) elevation. The buildings show red lacquer facades with gold details and follow Ishi-no-ma-zukuri architecture with connected halls.
The shrine was built in 1617 after the death of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shōgun of the Tokugawa period. His original burial site remained here before part of his remains were moved later to Nikkō.
The name joins Kunō, the mountain itself, with Tōshō-gū, a title for shrines honoring Tokugawa Ieyasu. Visitors today see early 17th-century craftsmanship in gold ornaments and painted panels on the building walls.
Visitors can climb more than 1000 stone steps from the south or take a ropeway from Nihondaira plateau. The climb on foot takes between thirty and forty-five minutes depending on pace.
A museum on the grounds shows personal items of Tokugawa Ieyasu, including a clock given to him in 1611 by Sebastián Vizcaíno. The gift from the Spanish diplomat shows early contact between Japan and Europe during the Edo period.
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