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Tokugawa Ieyasu's grave at Nikkō Tōshō-gū.

This angry-looking sculpture of a bare-chested man is a Kongōrikishi. These statues are Buddhist temple gate guardians.

A painting of dragon.

Detail of some lacqured wooden carvings.

Detail of Yōmeimon Gate at Nikkō Tōshōgū.

Whereas most shrines in Japan are simple and understated in style, this building is an example of the lavish, very untraditional style of shrine building at Nikko.

Detail of a lacquered wooden carving of a dragon.

A faded painting, or possibly a bare wall after a carving was removed from it.

Exterior wall of Yōmeimon at Nikkō Tōshōgū.

Guardian statue at the Yōmeimon at Nikkō Tōshōgū.