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Futarasan Shrine (Futarasan Jinja) - 二荒山神社 (possibly 8th century onward)

Futarasan Shrine honors the gods of Mt. Nantai (Mt. Futara), a peak to the west of Nikkō. The trio of gods includes Nantai, the god of the mountain, his consort, Nyotai, and their child, Taro.

Bibliography:

Actual images copyright 2007 Timothy M. Ciccone. Photographed mid-April 2007.

Japan Travel Bureau. Must-See in Nikko
  Japan Travel Bureau, Inc., 1997. Japan

Nishi, Kazuo and Kazuo Hozumi. What is Japanese Architecture?
  Kodansha International, 1983. Tokyo and New York

Okawa, Naomi. Edo Architecture: Katsura and Nikko
  Weatherhill/Heibonsha, 1975. New York

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Kevin M. Davis posted on Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:20 pm:

Interested in purchasing some art work if available.

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