Thursday, January 26, 2012

Shiba Toshigu (芝東照宮) - The hidden Kimon in Edo Era

    Kimon (鬼門(きもん)) is the north east direction, from which the Oni (鬼folklore) comes, according to Onmyōdō (陰陽道(おんみょうどう)). Opposite to it, the south east direction, is called Urakimon (裏鬼門(うらきもん)). This direction is also generally disliked.
    Tokyo's Kimon is Sensoji(浅草寺(せんそうじ)).






References
江戸の南西裏鬼門・芝増上寺の東照宮

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