Taiyū-in Mausoleum
Taiyū-in Mausoleum is a Buddhist temple in Nikko, Tochigi. Taiyū-in Mausoleum is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Worship Hall, as well as near 日光連山遥拝所.Photo: Vgenecr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: building in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Taiyū-in Reibyō” and “Taiyūin-byō”
- Wheelchair access: no
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Futarasan shrine and Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
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 160 metres east of Taiyū-in Mausoleum.
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 410 metres east of Taiyū-in Mausoleum.
Main Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Madame Tatillonne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Main Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 160 metres east of Taiyū-in Mausoleum.
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.
Taiyū-in Mausoleum
- Categories: Tokugawa mausoleum, heritage site, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.7584° or 36° 45′ 30″ northLongitude
139.59462° or 139° 35′ 41″ eastInception
1653Open location code
8Q8XQH5V+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 195072229OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2480885
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Taiyū-in Mausoleum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ضريح تايو-إن”
- Chinese: “大猷院廟”
- Chinese: “大猷院靈廟”
- Chinese: “家光廟大猷院”
- Czech: “Taijúinbjó”
- Dutch: “Taiyuinbyo”
- French: “mausolée Taiyū-in”
- French: “Mausolée Taiyū-in”
- French: “Taiyū-in reibyō”
- Italian: “Taiyū-in”
- Italian: “Taiyuin-byō”
- Japanese: “Taiyūin-reibyō”
- Japanese: “たいゆういん れいびょう”
- Japanese: “大猷院”
- Japanese: “大猷院廟”
- Japanese: “大猷院霊廟”
- Swedish: “Taiyuin-byō”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Worship Hall and 日光連山遥拝所.
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