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Hiroshima Toshogu

Hiroshima · Hiroshima · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 広島東照宮

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WHAT TO DOHiroshima Toshogu

The atomic bomb destroyed its main hall, but the karamon gate and the wing corridors survived.

WHEREHiroshima

Aki · Hiroshima

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Overview

The atomic bomb destroyed its main hall, but the karamon gate and the wing corridors survived.

About this place

Hiroshima Tōshō-gū (広島東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is Tōshō-gū shrine, which enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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Key facts

Founded：1648 Designation：Hiroshima City-designated Important Tangible Cultural Property Blessings：Victory luck

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