Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) founded the Edo Shogunate after winning the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, establishing a political system that governed Japan for 265 years. Upon his death, Ieyasu was enshrined as “Tosho Daigongen” (Great Deity Illuminating the East) at Nikko Toshogu, completed in its current splendid form by his grandson Iemitsu in 1636. The Yomeimon Gate — covered with over 500 carvings — is the symbolic heart of this World Heritage shrine complex. This guide covers Nikko Toshogu, Rinnoji temple, Futarasan Chugushi Shrine, and Edo Castle.