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.

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Type: Park
Description: garden in Nikkō, Japan
Also known as: “Nikkō Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park”, “Tamozawa Imperial Villa”, and “田母沢御用邸記念公園”
Address: 27, 本町, 日光市, 栃木県 321-1434

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nikkō Tōshō-gū and Futarasan shrine.

Nikkō Tōshō-gū

Shinto shrine

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

139.59127° or 139° 35′ 29″ east

Inception

June 1899

Open location code

8Q8XQH3R+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 418057966

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata 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.

Nearby Places

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