Kishū Tōshō-gū
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Kishū Tōshō-gū (紀州東照宮) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Wakayama Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the deified first Shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. It is also known as the Wakayama Tōshō-gū (和歌山東照宮)
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Kishū Tōshō-gū | |
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紀州東照宮 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Tokugawa Ieyasu |
Festival | Second Sunday in May |
Type | Tōshō-gū |
Location | |
Location | Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 34.1926°N 135.1657°E / 34.1926; 135.1657 |
Architecture | |
Style | Ishi-no-ma-zukuri |
Founder | Tokugawa Yorinobu |
Date established | 1621 |
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Official website | |
Glossary of Shinto |
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