Nikkō-shi

Temple complex "Silver Bor"

2301 Sannai, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Description:

The temple complex "Silver Bor" is a temple complex that includes one hundred and three buildings that are located among the magnificent nature.

Two of the main temples are Shinto and one is Buddhism. Nine buildings of the complex are included in the list of national treasures of Japan.

Located one hundred and twenty-five kilometers from Tokyo, the temple complex originally became a cultural and religious center. The complex was built in the XVII century as the mausoleum of Togugawa, the founder of the shogunate. The buildings are made in the traditional style of the Edo era.

One of the world’s most famous landmarks is the three figures of monkeys – “see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing.”

The complex is listed in the world heritage of UNESCO in 1999.

 

 

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