Tokyo Photogallery Index, Meiji Jingu

4 of the 50 large copper lanterns offered by daimyo (feudal lords) during the rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Designated as national treasures, they are used in religious ceremonies for purification and for sacred fires. Click here or on photo to return to previous page.

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