Shiba Toshogu Shrine [Tokyo]

【Shiba Toshogu Shrine summary】

Shiba Toshogu Shrine was originally built in 1617, the year after Ieyasu’s death, in Zojoji Temple. The present shrine was rebuilt in 1969. It is one of the four major Toshogu shrines along with Nikko Toshogu, Kunouzan Toshogu, and Ueno Toshogu. Toshogu is a shrine that enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu as “Tosho Daigongen,” and the deity is Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Kunouzan Toshogu Shrine [Shizuoka]

Ueno Toshogu Shrine【Tokyo】

【Shiba Toshogu Shrine】

Today, both sides of the approach to the hall of worship are parking lots, and it is not so quaint…. I thought it would be difficult for those who are not accustomed to this entrance to visit the shrine.

As you continue on, you will see a vermilion shrine pavilion in a quiet forest.

The precincts of the temple are small, but there are many trees and it was rich in nature. The sacred body of the shrine is a life-size wooden statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu, but I could not see it.

【Shiba Toshogu Shrine sacred tree】

A ginkgo tree over 400 years old, which is said to have been planted by the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, and which escaped destruction by fire during a major air raid, still stands there today and is designated as a “natural monument” by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

【Shiba Toshogu Shrine GOSHUIN】

You can have a bookmark made of Nikko cedar inserted in your red seal. It smells good.

【Shiba Toshogu Shrine Nearby attractions】

National Diet Building, Tokyo Tower, Zojoji Temple, Shiba Daijingu Shrine

Zojo-ji Temple [Tokyo]

Shiba Daijingu [Tokyo]

【Shiba Toshogu Shrine Access】

関連投稿(Related Posts):

Ueno Toshogu Shrine【Tokyo】 Zojo-ji Temple [Tokyo] Shiba Daijingu [Tokyo] Atago Jinja Shrine [Tokyo]