Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Nikkō Tōshō-gū (日光東照宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
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Nikkō (日光市, Nikkō-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 84,197 and a population density of 58.1 persons per km². Its total area was 1,449.83 km². it is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists. Attractions include the mausoleum of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Nikkō Tōshō-gū) and that of his grandson Iemitsu (Iemitsu-byō Taiyū-in), and the Futarasan Shrine, which dates to the year 767. There are also many famous hot springs (onsen) in the area. Elevations range from 200 to 2,000 m.
Population: 16,041
Latitude: 36° 45' 0.00" N
Longitude: 139° 37' 0.01" E
Articles of interest in Nikkō
56 Articles of interest near Nikkō, Japan
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines and Temples of Nikkō encompasses 103 buildings or structures and the natural setting around them. It is located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The buildings belong to two Shinto shrines (Futarasan Shrine …
Kegon Falls
Kegon Falls (華厳滝, Kegon Taki) is located at Lake Chūzenji (source of the Oshiri River) in Nikkō National Park near the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The falls were formed when the Daiya River was rerouted by lava flows.
Tobu World Square
Tobu World Square (東武ワールドスクウェア) is a theme park in Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan.
Lake Chūzenji
Lake Chūzenji (中禅寺湖, Chūzenji-ko) is a scenic lake in Nikkō National Park in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Ashio Copper Mine
The Ashio Copper Mine, Ashio, Tochigi prefecture, Japan, became very significant from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century.
Rinnō-ji
Rinnō-ji (輪王寺) is a complex of 15 Buddhist temple buildings in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The site was established in the year 766 by the Buddhist monk, Shōdō. Due to its geographic isolation, deep in the mountains of Japan, the s…
Mount Nantai
Mount Nantai (男体山, Nantai-san) literally "man's body mountain", also called Futara-san (二荒山) is a stratovolcano in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands at 2,486 m high.
Futarasan jinja
Futarasan jinja (二荒山神社) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Nikkō Futarasan Shrine, to distinguish it from the shrine in nearby Utsunomiya. Futarasan enshrines three deities: Ōkuninushi, Tagorihime…
Oze National Park
Oze National Park (尾瀬国立公園, Oze Kokuritsu Kōen), is an area consisting of open Greenland in Fukushima, Tochigi, Gunma and Niigata Prefectures in Japan.
Mount Nikkō-Shirane
Mount Nikkō-Shirane (日光白根山, Nikkō-Shirane-san) is a shield volcano in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan.
Sakura, Tochigi
Sakura (さくら市, Sakura-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Nikko Botanical Garden
The Nikko Botanical Garden (日光植物園, Nikkō Shokubutsuen, 26 acres, 10.5 hectares, 104,490 m²) is a botanical garden operated by the Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, and located at 1842 Hanaishi, Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, on rolling terrai…
Yaita, Tochigi
Yaita (矢板市, Yaita-shi) is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Kinugawa-Onsen Station
Kinugawa-Onsen Station (鬼怒川温泉駅, Kinugawa-Onsen-eki) is a railway station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Tōbu Nikkō Station
Tōbu-Nikkō Station (東武日光駅 Tōbu-Nikkō -eki?) is a railway station on the Tobu Nikko Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. The station is numbered "TN-25".
Ryūzu Falls
Ryūzu Falls (龍頭滝, -taki, lit. "Dragon's Head Waterfall") is a waterfall located upstream from the Yugawa River which makes its way into Lake Yunoko and Lake Chuzenji.
Nikkō Station
Nikkō Station (日光駅 Nikkō-eki?) is a railway station on the Nikkō Line in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).