Temple complex "Silver Bor"

A two-hour drive from the capital of Japan, Tokyo, to the territory of Nikko National Park, is the Silver Bor Temple Complex. Wonderful nature surrounds the one hundred and three religious buildings, and Shinto shrines in the park are considered the main ones.

In the heart of the complex is the Toshogu temple, which was built in the early seventeenth century. Toshogu was built as a mausoleum, the last resting place of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Shogun dynasty. The buildings here were made in the traditions of the Edo era. A little later, the temple was expanded, completed, as a result, a whole complex appeared. It was considered the religious and cultural center of Japan.

On the territory of the complex there is a world-famous landmark - three monkeys that cover their eyes, ears and mouth with their paws - "I see nothing, I hear nothing, I will say nothing." They are here as a symbol that one should not do evil and always comprehend the truth.

From Tokyo to the Silver Bor Temple Complex one hundred and twenty-five kilometers. It can be reached either by car or by train, from Asakusa Station to Nikko Station. From Nikko to the sights of the park there are buses.