Nikkō Tōshō-gū

This shrine was built in 1617 in dedication to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, and where his remains are also entombed. During the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate carried out stately processions from Edo to the Nikkō Tōshō-gū, which are still reenacted today. The stable of the shrine's sacred horses bears a famous carving of the three wise monkeys, who hear, speak and see no evil, a traditional symbol in Chinese and Japanese culture.