priestswhogaveitsplendourarescattered，andsixShintopriestsalternatelyattenduponitasmuchforthepurposeofsellingticketsofadmissionasforanypriestlyduties。

　　Allroads，bridges，andavenueshereleadtotheseshrines，butthegrandapproachisbytheRedBridge，andupabroadroadwithstepsatintervalsandstone-facedembankmentsateachside，onthetopofwhicharebeltsofcryptomeria。Atthesummitofthisascentisafinegranitetorii，27feet6incheshigh，withcolumns3feet6

　　inchesindiameter，offeredbythedaimiyoofChikuzenin1618fromhisownquarries。Afterthiscome118magnificentbronzelanternsonmassivestonepedestals，eachofwhichisinscribedwiththeposthumoustitleofIyeyasu，thenameofthegiver，andalegendoftheoffering——allthegiftsofdaimiyo——aholywatercisternmadeofasolidblockofgranite，andcoveredbyaroofrestingontwentysquaregranitepillars，andabronzebell，lantern，andcandelabraofmarvellousworkmanship，offeredbythekingsofCoreaandLiukiu。Ontheleftisafive-storiedpagoda，104feethigh，richlycarvedinwoodandasrichlygildedandpainted。Thesignsofthezodiacrunroundthelowerstory。

　　Thegrandentrancegateisatthetopofahandsomeflightofstepsfortyyardsfromthetorii。AloopedwhitecurtainwiththeMikado’screstinblack，hangspartiallyoverthegateway，inwhich，beautifulasitis，onedoesnotcaretolinger，toexaminethegildedamainuinniches，orthespiritedcarvingsoftigersundertheeaves，fortheviewofthefirstcourtoverwhelmsonebyitsmagnificenceandbeauty。Thewholestyleofthebuildings，thearrangements，theartofeverykind，thethoughtwhichinspiresthewhole，areexclusivelyJapanese，andtheglimpsefromtheNi-ogateisarevelationofapreviouslyundreamed-ofbeauty，bothinformandcolour。

　　Roundtheneatlypebbledcourt，whichisenclosedbyabrightredtimberwall，arethreegorgeousbuildings，whichcontainthetreasuresofthetemple，asumptuousstableforthethreesacredAlbinohorses，whicharekeptfortheuseofthegod，amagnificentgranitecisternofholywater，fedfromtheSomendakicascade，andahighlydecoratedbuilding，inwhichacompletecollectionofBuddhistScripturesisdeposited。Fromthisaflightofstepsleadsintoasmallercourtcontainingabell-tower“ofmarvellousworkmanshipandornamentation，“adrum-tower，hardlylessbeautiful，ashrine，thecandelabra，bell，andlanternmentionedbefore，andsomeverygrandbronzelanterns。

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