Senba Tōshō-gū

What it is

• A shrine in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.
• One of Japan's Three Great Tōshō-gū shrines.
• Dedicated to the deity Tokugawa Ieyasu.
• Founded in 1617 by Tenkai.

What to see

• Main hall enshrines a wooden statue of Ieyasu.
• Stone torii dedicated by Masamori in 1638.
• Stone lanterns dedicated by Kawagoe domain lords.
• Painting of Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry by Iwasa Matabei.
• Six structures are Important Cultural Properties.
• Main hall, stone torii, and Karamon are Important Cultural Properties.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.