West Cloistre
West Cloistre is a building in Nikko, Tochigi. West Cloistre is situated nearby to the building Shōmen Karamon Gate, as well as near the Shinto shrine Gohonsha (Main Shrine).Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 200 metres west of West Cloistre.
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 400 metres southeast of West Cloistre.
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.
West Cloistre
Latitude
36.75798° or 36° 45′ 29″ northLongitude
139.59854° or 139° 35′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8Q8XQH5X+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 699012995OpenStreetMap feature
building=roofWikidata ID
Q107020317
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Satellite Map
Discover West Cloistre from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“West Cloistre” goes by many names.
- French: “cloitre Ouest”
- French: “Cloître Ouest”
- Japanese: “Nishi-kairō”
- Japanese: “にし かいろう”
- Japanese: “日光東照宮西廻廊”
- Japanese: “東照宮 東西廻廊 （西廻廊）”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shōmen Karamon Gate and Gohonsha (Main Shrine).
Nearby Places
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