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Nikkō Tōshō-gū

Nikkō Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, , . Together with Futarasan Shrine and , it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination.
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  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrines in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nikkō Tōshōgū”, “Tōshō-gū”, “Tōshō-gū shrine”, and “Tōshōgū”
Photo: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Futarasan shrine and Rinnō Temple Complex.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
Futarasan jinja is a Shinto shrine in the city of , , . It is also known as Nikkō , to distinguish it from the Utsunomiya Futarayama Jinja, which shares the same kanji in its name. is situated 250 metres west of Nikkō Tōshō-gū.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rinnō-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in the city of Nikkō, , . is situated 350 metres southeast of Nikkō Tōshō-gū.

Building
Photo: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirifuri Highlands.

Photo: NEON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a highland area between and Kuriyama in , , on the slopes of the Japanese Alps. The main activities in the area are skiing in winter and hiking in summer and autumn.

Nikkō Tōshō-gū

Latitude
36.75771° or 36° 45′ 28″ north
Longitude
139.59909° or 139° 35′ 57″ east
Elevation
662 metres (2,172 feet)
Inception
1617
Named after
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Open location code
8Q8XQH5X+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 388017091
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Geo­Names ID
11978650
Wiki­data ID
Q696641
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Nikkō Tōshō-gū” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “توشوغو”
  • Arabic: “ضريح توشوغو في نيكو”
  • Arabic: “مزار توشوغو في نيكو”
  • Arabic: “نيكو توشو غو”
  • Arabic: “نيكو توشو-غو”
  • Basque: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Catalan: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Chinese: “日光东照宫”
  • Chinese: “日光東照宮”
  • Czech: “Nikkó Tóšógú”
  • Czech: “Tóšógú”
  • Dutch: “Nikko Toshogu”
  • Esperanto: “Nikko Toŝo-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Tosho-gu”
  • Esperanto: “Toŝogu”
  • French: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • French: “Nikkō Tōshōgū”
  • French: “sanctuaire de Tōshō de Nikkō”
  • French: “Sanctuaire de Tōshō de Nikkō”
  • German: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • German: “Nikko Toshogu”
  • German: “Nikkō Tōshōgū”
  • Indonesian: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Italian: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Italian: “Santuario di Nikko”
  • Italian: “Santuario di Nikkō”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Nikko”
  • Japanese: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Japanese: “にっこうとうしょうぐう”
  • Japanese: “日光東照宮”
  • Japanese: “東照宮”
  • Korean: “닛코 동조궁”
  • Malayalam: “നിക്കൊ ടൊഷൊ-ഗു”
  • Persian: “معبد نیکو توشو”
  • Persian: “نیکو توشوگو”
  • Polish: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Portuguese: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Russian: “Никко Тосё-гу”
  • Russian: “Никко Тосёгу”
  • Slovenian: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Slovenian: “Niko Tošogu”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Tosho gu”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Tosho gū”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Toshō gū”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Tōshō gu”
  • Spanish: “Nikkō Tōshō gū”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Tosho-gu”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Tosho-gū”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Toshō-gu”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Toshō-gū”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Tōshō-gu”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Tōshō-gū”
  • Spanish: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Spanish: “Nikko Toshogu”
  • Spanish: “Toshogu”
  • Spanish: “Toshogū”
  • Spanish: “Toshōgū”
  • Spanish: “Tōshōgū”
  • Swedish: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Thai: “นิกโก้โทโชกุ”
  • Thai: “ศาลเจ้านิกโกโทโช”
  • Thai: “ศาลเจ้านิกโกะโทโช”
  • Turkish: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”
  • Ukrainian: “Нікко Тосьоґу”
  • Ukrainian: “Ніккоське святилище Тосьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Святилище Тосьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Тосьоґу”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nikkō Tōshō-gū”. Photo: Daderot, Public domain.