Front Toshogu Temple [Shrine], Nikko

Category

Library Item

Item no

16631

Title

Front Toshogu Temple [Shrine], Nikko

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1912

Size

9.0 x 14.0 cm

Type

Photograph; Postcard

Location

Art and Design Library

These buildings are called San-Jin Ko (San: three, Jin: god, Ko: storeroom in Japanese) and Jinko is the storeroom for ritual implements. There were sacred treasures in the Kami-Jinko building and ritual implements are kept inside the Naka and Shimo-Jinko buildings for festival time. The structure of the buildings is called "Azekura zukuri", a log-cabin style that has a high level of permeability to maintain moderate humidity.

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