"JAPAN, NIKKO - August 2012 - The Honji-do Temple ""crying dragon"". This dragon is painted on the ceiling of the temple. It makes a sound like roaring when clappers are struck standing underneath the dragon. Toshogu Shrine is where the famous Shogun of the Edo Period in the 17th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was worshiped after his death. It became as luxurious and elaborate as it looks today when the grandson of Ieyasu, the third Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, reconstructed it. The engravings on the Yomei-mon Gate are especially overwhelming, provided with every luxury imaginable and redolent in gorgeous colors. site calssified as Japanese Cultural property and world heritage by UNESCO [FR] Le plafond du Honji-do s'orne du "" dragon pleureur "" qui renvoie un écho si l'on frappe des mains au-dessous de lui. Sanctuaire Toshogu - Construit en 1636 à la mémoire de Ieyasu, fondateur du shogunat Tokugawa. Contrairement aux autres sanctuaires shinto, caractérisés par une architecture épurée se fondant dans le paysage environnant, ce sanctuaire est une exubérance de couleurs, d'applications de feuilles d'or et de sculptures en tous genres.Site classé propriete culturelle du Japon et patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO"
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