Mister No's Pics & Vids

SL TAIJU (TOBU ELECTRIC RAILWAY)

The steam-locomotive-powered train SL Taiju travels to the Nikko and Kinugawa areas, both of which are major tourist destinations in Japan. This attractive train passes through Kinugawa, one of the nation's top hot springs resort areas, and near the UNESCO World Heritage Site–designated Nikko area.

The name SL Taiju, with SL meaning „steam locomotive“ and „Taiju“ meaning „great tree,“ was chosen in honor of the celebrated shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu whose mausoleum is located in Nikko Toshogu Shrine. Toshogu Shrine (東照宮, Tōshōgū) is a magnificent memorial to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled Japan for over 250 years until 1868. Ieyasu is enshrined at Toshogu as the deity Tosho Daigongen, "Great Deity of the East Shining Light". Ieyasu was also referred to by the name Taiju.  

Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Five of them are designated as National Treasures of Japan, and three more as Important Cultural Properties.

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