Friday, 8 January 2010

L - Tokyo

A detail from the roof of the temizu fountain at Tosho-gu Shrine in Ueno Kōen (上野公園, "Ueno Park"), Tokyo.

"Toshogu" is a royal title which literally means "Sun God of the East". Toshogu shrines were built throughout the country to honor Tokugawa Ieyasu as a deity, often near temples or sites that had a family or personal connection with him. This is why there are about 200 shrines in Japan named Tosho-gu.

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    I take Japanese in school so it's really cool to see your photos! I'm definitely going to be checking your blog a lot!

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  2. Hi thanks for stopping by my blog :) I really enjoy your photos, I wish I could go to Japan, I will rate you as soon as you show up on my followers list :D

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  3. Hello. Swap-bot swap Be my blog follower on Blogger...minnie12. WOW you took some amazing pictures! I would love to go there one day. Hope you had a great time there!

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