
Nikkō through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Yōmeimon Carving — Decorative wood carving on the inside of the Yōmeimon gate at Nikkō Tōshō-gū, a UNESCO World Heritage shrine. Photo: Fg2. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Three Wise Monkeys — The famous "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" monkey carving on the Shinkyū-sha stable at Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Photo: Jakub Hałun. CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons.
Nemuri-neko — The Sleeping Cat wood carving attributed to Hidari Jingorō, guarding the approach to Tokugawa Ieyasu's tomb at Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Photo: Jakub Hałun. CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons.
Five-Storied Pagoda — The 1818 five-storied pagoda (Gojū-no-tō) at Nikkō Tōshō-gū, an Important Cultural Property. Photo: Biliana Nikolova-Lefterova. CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.