Kishu Toshogu Shrine

Shrine

4.0

This Gongen-style shrine was built in 1621 by Tokugawa Yorinobu, the first lord of the Kishu domain, to provide protection for the Nankaido road. Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Yorinobu are enshrined here as deities. The shrine is brilliantly decorated with lacquerware and sculptures featuring both the Kano and Tosa styles, and it is called the “Nikko of Kansai.” It has been designated an Important Cultural Property as a representative structure from the early Edo period.

Spot details

Address: Wakayama Pref. Wakayamashi Wakauranishi 2-1-20
Area: Wakayama City Suburbs Area
Phone: 0734440808
Hours: 9:00-16:00
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee to worship]300yen
Parking Lot: Available(50spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available
English Menu: Available (at HP)
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes
Infant friendly: Available
Pet friendly: Yes (No shrine)

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Pretty shrine with very nice view over the city, need to climb up hundreds of steps

Reviewedï¼2018.01.30

Its a very pretty shrine with very nice view over the city but you need to walk and climb up hundreds of steps before reaching the top. So please ensure you have at least 40 minutes.
Great shrine

Reviewedï¼2016.07.10

Kishu Toshogu is a great shrine. It enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. This shrine containes very beautiful and complicated sculpture...
JIngoro-Hidari

Reviewedï¼2016.04.09

Coast view from the top of the 108-step staircase is a superb viewGreat sculpture that left Jingoro was carved