Tōshō-gū is any Shinto shrine in which Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616) is enshrined. Ieyasu was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868), which is the third and last of the shogunal governments in Japanese history. He was deified with the name , ...

(東照宮) is any

Shinto shrine A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more ''kami'', the deities of the Shinto religion. Overview Structurally, a Shinto shrine typically comprises several buildings. The '' honden''Also called (本殿, meani ...

in which

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...

is enshrined with the name Tōshō Daigongen (東照大権現). This list may never be complete given the widespread veneration of Tōshō Daigongen. * Dewa Sanzan Tōshō-gū 出羽三山神社 * Hamamatsu Tōshō-gū 浜松東照宮 *

Hanazono Shrine The is a Shinto shrine located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. This shrine was founded in the mid-17th century. Hanazono Jinja nestled in the heart of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward, Hanazono Jinja is a small and unobtrusive structure that, according to Fodor's ...

花園神社 * Hida Tōshō-gū 飛騨東照宮 *

Hirosaki Tōshō-gū was a Shinto shrine located in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. History The Hirosaki Tōshō-gū was founded by the 2nd ''daimyō'' of Hirosaki Domain, Tsugaru Nobumasa, to worship the deified Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1617. It was the first Tōsh� ...

弘前東照宮 * Hiroshima Tōshō-gū 広島東照宮 * Hiyoshi Tōshō-gū 日吉東照宮 *

Hokkaidō Tōshō-gū Hokkaido Tōshō-gū (北海道東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was previously known as Hakodate Tōshō-gū (函館東照宮). ...

北海道東照宮 *

Hōraisan Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi, Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the deified first Shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. History The Hōraisan Tōshō-gū was established by Shōgun Tokug ...

鳳来山東照宮
Iga Tōshō-gū
伊賀東照宮 * Kishū Tōshō-gū (also Wakayama Tōshō-gū) *

Kunōzan Tōshō-gū The is a Shintō shrine in Suruga-ku in the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the original burial place of the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and is thus the oldest of the Tōshō-gū shrines ...

久能山東照宮 * Matsudaira Tōshō-gū 松平東照宮 * Matsue Jinja 松江神社 * Mito Tōshō-gū 水戸東照宮 * Maebashi Tōshō-gū 前橋東照宮 *

Nagoya Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine located in central Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History Tōshō-gū is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was built in 1619 (Genna 5) on the orders of Lord Tokugawa Yoshinao of Owa ...

名古屋東照宮 *

Nikkō Tōshō-gū is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in t ...

日光東照宮 * Ōchidani Jinja 樗谿神社 * Oshi Tōshō-gū 忍東照宮 * Reikyū Jinja 霊丘神社 *

Sendai Tōshō-gū is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...

仙台東照宮 *

Serada Tōshō-gū The is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōta Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the deified first Shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. In the year 2000, it was one of the eleven sites connected with the Nitta-no-shō w ...

世良田東照宮 *

Shiba Tōshō-gū is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in the Minato ward of Tokyo, Japan. Like every other '' Tōshō-gū'' shrine, it is characterized by enshrining the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu with the name Tōshō Daigon ...

芝東照宮 *

Tatsuo Jinja Tatsuo (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese actor *, Japanese engineer *Tatsuo Fukuda (福田達夫, born 1967), Japanese politician *, Japanese swi ...

龍尾神社 *

Tokugawa Tōshō-gū Tokugawa may refer to: * Tokugawa era, an alternative term for the Edo period, 1603 to 1868 *Tokugawa shogunate, a feudal regime of Japan during the Edo period **Tokugawa clan, a powerful family of Japan ***Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), most not ...

徳川東照宮 *

Ueno Tōshō-gū is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. First established in 1627 by Tōdō Takatora and renovated in 1651 by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the shrine has remained mostly intact since that time, making it a great example ...

上野東照宮 * Yashima Jinja 屋島神社 *

Yōkaichiba Tōshō-gū Yōkaichiba Tōshō-gū (八日市場東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in Yōkaichiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. See also * Tōshō-gū *List of Tōshō-gū A Tōshō-gū ( ...

八日市場東照宮 Three of the shrines are enumerated as the Three Great Tōshō-gū Shrines (日本三大東照宮): *

鳳来山東照宮 *

Senba Tōshō-gū Senba Tōshō-gū (仙波東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. It is enumerated as one of the Three Great Tōshō-gū Shrines (日本三大� ...

仙波東照宮 * Takisan Tōshō-gū 滝山東照宮

External links

National Tōshō-gū association website
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