Nikkō Tōshōgū Museum

Nikkō Tōshōgū Museum is a museum in Nikko, Tochigi. Nikkō Tōshōgū Museum is situated nearby to the post office Nikkō philatelic office, as well as near the shrine Hall of Three Buddhas.

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan
Also known as: “Nikkō Tōshō-gū Museum”, “Nikko Toshogu Museum”, “Treasure Hall”, and “宝物殿”
Address: 山内, 日光市, 栃木県 321-1431

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rinnō Temple Complex and Nikkō Tōshō-gū.

Rinnō Temple Complex

Buddhist temple

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Rinnō-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Rinnō Temple Complex is situated 130 metres south of Nikkō Tōshōgū Museum.

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 220 metres northwest of Nikkō Tōshōgū Museum.

Shōyō Garden

Garden

Photo: Irina Gelbukh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shōyō-en is a Japanese garden located next to the Sanbutsudō Hall of Rinnō-ji Temple in Nikkō. It was constructed in early Edo period, but reformed in the beginning of 19th century. Shōyō Garden is situated 200 metres south of Nikkō Tōshōgū Museum.

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.

Nikkō Tōshōgū Museum

Categories: treasure hall, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.75595° or 36° 45′ 21″ north

Longitude

139.60024° or 139° 36′ 1″ east

Levels

Open location code

8Q8XQJ42+93

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1343695148

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q135975455

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Nikkō Tōshōgū Museum” goes by many names.

French: “musée du Tōshōgū de Nikkō”
French: “Musée du Tōshōgū de Nikkō”
Japanese: “Nikkō Tōshōgū takaramono-kan”
Japanese: “にっこうとうしょうぐうほうもつかん”
Japanese: “日光東照宮宝物館”
Japanese: “東照宮宝物館”
Spanish: “Museo Toshogu”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nikkō philatelic office and Hall of Three Buddhas.

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