One of the many highlights - the 5-story pagoda.

Another view of the pagoda.

Looking back through the large torii entrance.

Small tower, large lamp.

Part of a huge, intricately carved wall panel.

Lion.

More lions.

One of several intensely colored, life-size statues.

These huge lamps are all over the grounds.
(I'm assuming they're lamps!)

Janice had to wait a while to get this shot
without tourists walking through it.

Janice finds an uncrowded corner.

13,000 Japanese Cedars are still standing in the Shrine area
since they were planted in the 1600s!

Part of the famous panel of the three monkeys
which guard the Sacred Stable.

The original "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil".

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