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Ian Murphy Photography
TRAVEL - JAPAN
A selection of pictures taken during a visit to Japan at Easter 2005
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Other galleries: Travel - Scotland | Travel - Europe | Still Life | Action | Wildlife | Alistair's Gallery |
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Carving showing the original three monkeys at Toshogu Shrine, Nikko
The Toshogu is the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan for over 250 years until 1868. The shrine is dedicated to the spirits of Ieyasu and two other of Japan's most influential historical personalities, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Minamoto Yoritomo. Carvings include the original "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" monkeys Location: Nikko, Japan |
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