Nemuri Nekko, Nikko
The famous "nemuri nekko" [sleepy cat] carved above an entryway in a rather inconspicuous spot at the World Heritage Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Toshigi Prefecture, Japan.
Amazing detail in a carved gate at Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Japan.
Photo of the day - 7 Jun 2016
Protective diety at Taiyu-In, the shrine to Tokugawa Iemitsu, in Nikko, Japan.
Photo of the day - 25 Apr 2016
Mikoshi such as this are carried on special festival days in Japan. This one is kept at Toshogu [東照宮] in Nikko, Japan, where Yaesu, the first Tokugawa shogun is enshrined.