Grave of Shodo Shonin

Grave of Shodo Shonin is a tomb in Nikko, Tochigi. Grave of Shodo Shonin is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Kitano Shrine, as well as near the Shinto shrine Inner Shrine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nikkō Tōshō-gū and Futarasan shrine.

Nikkō Tōshō-gū

Shinto shrine

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

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 210 metres south of Grave of Shodo Shonin.

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 280 metres southwest of Grave of Shodo Shonin.

Gohonsha (Main Shrine)

Shinto shrine

Photo: Madame Tatillonne, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gohonsha (Main Shrine) is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 170 metres south of Grave of Shodo Shonin.

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.

Grave of Shodo Shonin

Type: Tomb
Also known as: “勝道上人の墓”
Categories: historic site and burial
Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.75961° or 36° 45′ 35″ north

Longitude

139.59907° or 139° 35′ 57″ east

Open location code

8Q8XQH5X+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12793904717

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tomb

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