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[[File:Kishu-Toshogu-gate.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The shrine's Rômon gate.]]
*''Established: [[1621]], [[Tokugawa Yorinobu]]''
*''Established: [[1621]], [[Tokugawa Yorinobu]]''
*''Japanese'': 紀州東照宮 ''(Kishuu Toushouguu)''
*''Japanese'': 紀州東照宮 ''(Kishuu Toushouguu)''
Kishû Tôshôgû is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Wakayama City]] dedicated to the deified spirit of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], the ''[[kami]]'' Tôshô Daigongen. It was established in [[1621]] by Ieyasu's son [[Tokugawa Yorinobu]], the first lord of [[Wakayama han]].
Kishû Tôshôgû is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Wakayama City]] dedicated to the deified spirit of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], the ''[[kami]]'' Tôshô Daigongen. It was established in [[1621]] by Ieyasu's son [[Tokugawa Yorinobu]], the first lord of [[Wakayama han]].
The shrine buildings are vividly colored in a style similar to those at [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]].
The shrine buildings are vividly colored in a style similar to those at [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]. Seven of the buildings have been designated [[Important Cultural Properties]].
The shrine's largest annual festival, celebrated since the shrine's founding, is called Wakamatsuri.
The shrine's largest annual festival, celebrated since the shrine's founding, is called Wakamatsuri.