Dainichido Ruins
Dainichido Ruins is a ruins in Nikko, Tochigi. Dainichido Ruins is situated nearby to Basho Haiku Monument, as well as near the Shinto shrine Nukazuka Inari Shrine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park and Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park
Park
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tamozawa Imperial Villa is a former imperial summer residence in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed for Emperor Taishō in 1899 and served as a hide-out for Emperor Hirohito during World War II. Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park is situated 1 km east of Dainichido Ruins.
Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Shinto shrine
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Nikkō Tōshō-gū is a Tōshō-gū Shinto shrine located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnō-ji, it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikkō UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 42 structures of the shrine included in the nomination. Nikkō Tōshō-gū is situated 2 km northeast of Dainichido Ruins.
Futarasan shrine
Shinto shrine
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Futarasan jinja 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 Utsunomiya Futarayama Jinja, which shares the same kanji in its name. Futarasan shrine is situated 2 km northeast of Dainichido Ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirifuri Highlands.
Kirifuri Highlands
Photo: NEON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kirifuri Highlands is a highland area between Nikko and Kuriyama in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, on the slopes of the Japanese Alps. The main activities in the area are skiing in winter and hiking in summer and autumn.
Dainichido Ruins
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.74912° or 36° 44′ 57″ northLongitude
139.58024° or 139° 34′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8Q8XPHXJ+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 11262154788OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Dainichido Ruins” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “大日堂跡”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Basho Haiku Monument and Nukazuka Inari Shrine.
Nearby Places
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