The statue of Nio was looking down with a severe expression

Statue of Nio
Shot at Shiba Park in Shiba, Tokyo
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On the edge of Shiba Park, a wooden magnificent gate stands. It is a former main gate of Taitoku-In Mausoleum for Tokugawa Hidetada, the second Shogun of Tokugawa shogunate. Yet the gate is the only remnant of the mausoleum. Most of the architectures were destroyed by the aerial bombing during WWII. And the tomb of Tokugawa Hidetada was also moved to Zojo-Ji, which was located in the next to the park. So no religious architectures were on the other side of this gate now. If you go through this gate, you find the hotel.

Although the owner vanished already, the statue of Nio keeps guarding the site. He has a rough look and looks down those who are about to pass though the gate.

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Aug 2017 STILL LIFE TOKYO

PHOTO DATA

No

10264

Shooting Date

Apr 2017

Posted On

August 29, 2017

Modified On

September 9, 2023

Place

Shiba, Tokyo

Genre

Still Life Photography

Camera

SONY ALPHA 7R II

Lens

EF24MM F1.4L USM

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