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Kyoto
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Mt. Fuji I
Hokkaido
I Nikko I Hakone I Takayama I Nara |
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A
luxurious
and
popular
location
for
vacationing.
Simply
rife
with
the
elaborate
and
beautiful
architecture
of
temples
and
shrines. |
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 Nikko
lies
at
the
foot
of
Mt.
Nyoho-san
in
the
western
part
of
Tochigi
and
it
has
developed
as
the
temple
town
for
Futara-san-jinja
Shrine,
Toshogu
Shrine
and
Rin-no-ji
Temple.
There
runs
the
Nikko-Suginamiki-Kaido
(Nikko's
Japanese-
cedar-lined
Road),
which
is
designated
as a
natural
monument.
And
the
city
forms
a
part
of
the
Nikko
National
Park. |
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Toshogu
Shrine
is
where
the
famous
Shogun
of
the
Edo
Period
in
the
17th
century,
Tokugawa
Ieyasu,
was
worshiped
after
his
death.
It
became
as
luxurious
and
elaborate
as
it
looks
today
when
the
grandson
of
Ieyasu,
the
third
Shogun
Tokugawa
Iemitsu,
reconstructed
it.
The
engravings
on
the
Yomei-mon
Gate
are
especially
overwhelming,
provided
with
every
luxury
imaginable
and
redolent
in
gorgeous
colors.
The
engravings
of
the
three
monkeys
in
Shinkyu-sha
and
the
statue
of
Nemuri-neko,
the
sleeping
cat,
are
also
well
known. |
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Rin-no-ji
Temple
was
built
in
766
and
was
developed
from
the
12th
century
to
the
Kamakura
Period
in
the
14th
century.
Sanbutsu-do,
(Three
Buddhas'
home),
O-goma-do
with
the
painting
of
the
Nobori-ryu
(rising
dragon)
inside
and
Homotsu-den
(the
treasury)
are
definitely
worth
seeing.
Futara-san-jinja
Shrine
is
said
to
bring
happiness
and
marriage
for
those
who
visit.
Legend
has
it
that
the
Futara-Reisen,
the
sacred
fountain
there,
has
water
that
restores
youth. |
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The
buildings
in
Mt.
Nikko-san
and
the
forest
areas
in
the
surroundings
are
registered
as a
World
Cultural
Heritage
site
and
as a
cultural
property
where
nature
and
buildings
are
united. |
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