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Must See
A statue of an imperial
minister in a niche on
the Yomeimon Gate
Over an entrance in the east
corridor is a tiny, exquisite
carving of a sleeping cat.
Bell tower
The complex has
three sacred
store houses.
The ornate Yomeimon Gate,
leading to the inner shrine
The Niomon (or Omotemon) Gate
is guarded by two fear some Nio
figures, one with an open mouth
and the other with a closed mouth.
Ticket office
Entrance
A carving of the three wise
monkeys (the guardians
of horses) decorates the
otherwise unadorned
sacred stable.
Donated by a
daimyo in 1650, this
five-story pagoda Granite Torii (gate)
was rebuilt in 1818
after a fire.
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