Nikkō Tōshō-gū
The shrine where Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, is enshrined, set among tall cedars in Nikkō. Its buildings are lavishly carved, painted and gilded, from the Yōmeimon gate to the famous panel of the three wise monkeys.
- Where
- Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.7592, 139.5986
Get the Nikkō Tōshō-gū stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nikkō Tōshō-gū. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tochigi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Futarasan Shrine 0.2 km
A Shinto shrine in Nikkō, beside Tōshō-gū, dedicated to the gods of the sacred mountains around the town. Both it and a shrine in Utsunomiya claim to be the ichinomiya, the first shrine, of old Shimotsuke Province.
Rinnō-ji 0.7 km
A Tendai Buddhist temple in Nikkō, the most important temple among the town's shrines and temples. Its main hall, the Sanbutsudō, holds three large gilded statues of Buddhist deities.
Kegon Falls 8.9 km
A waterfall of about 97 metres where Lake Chūzenji spills into the Daiya River, in Nikkō National Park. It formed when lava flows rerouted the river, and about twelve smaller falls seep from cracks in the rock around it.
Lake Chūzenji 12 km
A lake high in Nikkō National Park, formed some 20,000 years ago when an eruption of Mount Nantai blocked a river. Its shores are lined with maples that turn red in autumn, and foreign embassies once kept summer villas along it.
Tomioka Silk Mill 85 km
Japan's oldest modern silk reeling factory, set up by the government in 1872 to bring French machine reeling to the country. Its long brick buildings survive in very good condition, and in 2014 it was listed as a World Heritage Site.
Jigokudani Monkey Park 101 km
A steep valley in Joshinetsu Kogen National Park where wild Japanese macaques soak in hot spring pools, most memorably in winter snow. The name means Hell's Valley, for the steam and boiling water that rise from cracks in the frozen ground.
Rikugi-en 115 km
A daimyō garden in Bunkyō whose name means garden of six principles, after the six elements of waka poetry. A path winds round its pond, trees and small hill, and its weeping cherry and autumn maples are famous across the city.
Nezu Shrine 116 km
A Shinto shrine in Bunkyō, in the quiet old streets near Ueno. A tunnel of small red torii gates climbs the slope beside its halls, and a hillside of azaleas flowers around it each spring.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tochigi
Questions
Where is Nikkō Tōshō-gū?
Nikkō Tōshō-gū is in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Futarasan Shrine (0.2 km), Rinnō-ji (0.7 km), Kegon Falls (8.9 km).
How do I get the Nikkō Tōshō-gū stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nikkō Tōshō-gū and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tochigi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nikkō Tōshō-gū before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tochigi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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