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Daitoku-in Mausoleum Somon Gate Night View

Mar 18, 2011 | 51 feedbacks »

In the Shiba neighborhood of Minato, Tokyo, between the Zōjō-ji Temple and the Prince Park Tower, an impressive gate is the soul survivor of a mausoleum destroyed during the WWII bombings.
Fortunately, the gate also survived to the recent devastating earthquake - I was able to confirm that via the high resolution imagery of Tokyo after earthquake, provided by Google.
The mausoleum was built in 1632 by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, dedicated to his father, Tokugawa Hidetada (also known as Daitoku-in, hence the name of the mausoleum).

By night, the gate was spectacularly illuminated… but because of the recent, sad events, it is probably dark now…

Click on photo for higher resolution:

Somon Gate, Daitoku-in Mausoleum, Minato, Tokyo
Somon Gate, Daitoku-in Mausoleum, Minato, Tokyo

Info:

Nikon D90
Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 25mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 2.5s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200

Photo participating to Show Me Japan.

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05/08/11 @ 09:22
 Toranosuke · http://chaari.wordpress.com
Gorgeous photo!

I've been to the Daimon area several times, but never managed to actually visit the temple. It definitely needs to be on my list the next time I find myself in Tokyo.

Thanks for sharing this!
05/08/11 @ 08:24
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03/20/11 @ 02:21
 AnnaTrouble · http://www.budgettrouble.com/
Of course it survived the quake, the epicenter was far from Tokyo :)
03/20/11 @ 02:21
 Muza-chan [Member] Email · http://muza-chan.net
@kyushudan:
When you're in the area, be sure you don't miss the big Daimon gate, you'll gonna love it... :)
I'll publish a photo with it soon.


@Sarah:
This is one of my favorite areas too! Always spending some time in the Shiba Park, eating mochi. :p
03/19/11 @ 10:32
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03/19/11 @ 07:40
 Sarah Email · http://kawaii-culture.blogspot.com/
This is one of my favorite spots in Tokyo. Love to walk though this gate and up to the temple. Then walk further up to Tokyo Tower and have a crepe! :D

I've actually never seen it at night! It's really beautiful! I'm positive that it won't be long before the lights come back on as usual. :)
03/19/11 @ 06:14
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 kyushudan · http://www.japanese-castle-explorer.com/
That is great. I've not spent much time in Tokyo at all, probably about 4 hours actually. This place is definitely on my list. I really have a thing for orphaned, Edo period gates.
03/19/11 @ 03:14
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