Shishi aka Jishi (Lion-Dog deity). Inner side of Yomeimon Gate. Tosho-gu Shrine. Nikko. Tochigi Prefecture. Japan.

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Shishi aka Jishi (Lion-Dog deity). Detail of the inner side of Yomeimon Gate aka Higurashino-mon (the Gate where people spend all day long to look). Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine. Area of Shrines and Temples of Nikko (a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1999). Nikko. Tochigi Prefecture. Japan.

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Size: 5200px × 3453px
Location: Area of Shrines and Temples of Nikko. Nikko. Tochigi Prefecture. Japan
Photo credit: © Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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