Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park
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.Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Park
- Description: garden in Nikkō, Japan
- Also known as: “Nikkō Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park” and “Tamozawa Imperial Villa”
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 1 km northeast of Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park.
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 790 metres northeast of Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park.
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 1 km east of Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park.
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.
Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park
- Categories: historical park, Imperial villa, and recreation area
- Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.75257° or 36° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
139.59127° or 139° 35′ 29″ eastInception
June 1899Open location code
8Q8XQH3R+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 418057966OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q11504890
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “日光田母澤御用邸紀念公園”
- French: “parc commémoratif de la villa impériale Tamozawa”
- French: “Parc commémoratif de la Villa impériale Tamozawa”
- Italian: “Parco della villa imperiale Tamozawa”
- Japanese: “Tamozawa goyōtei kinen kōen”
- Japanese: “たもざわごようていきねんこうえん”
- Japanese: “日光田母沢御用邸記念公園”
- Japanese: “田母沢御用邸”
- Japanese: “田母澤御用邸跡”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 延命地蔵堂 and Tobiishi Hachiman Shrine.
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