Sleeping Cat carving
Sleeping Cat carving is in Nikko, Tochigi. Sleeping Cat carving is situated nearby to the shrine Kitoden (Prayer Hall), as well as near the Shinto shrine Nikkō Tōshō-gū.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.
Futarasan shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
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 260 metres west of Sleeping Cat carving.
Rinnō Temple Complex
Buddhist temple
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Rinnō-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Rinnō Temple Complex is situated 360 metres southeast of Sleeping Cat carving.
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.
Sleeping Cat carving
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.75781° or 36° 45′ 28″ northLongitude
139.59924° or 139° 35′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8Q8XQH5X+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4921522360OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Sleeping Cat carving” goes by many names.
- French: “Sculpture du chat endormi”
- Japanese: “Nemuri-neko”
- Polish: “Śpiący kot”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kitoden (Prayer Hall) and East Cloistre.
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