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  • Nikkosan  Chuzen-ji Temple
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Chugushi 2578
    This temple belonging to the Tendai sect located near Lake Chuzenji in Nikko City is a branch temple of Nikko Rinnoji Temple. It began when Shodo Shonin, the founder of the Nikkozan religious sites witnessed Senju-kannon (the thousand arm Kannon goddess) appearing on the lake and carved an image of the Kannon in a standing tree or “tachiki,” which became the principal object of worship at the temple. It is the eighteenth temple in the Bando pilgrimage circuit (comprised of 33 Kannon temples in the Kanto region). People worship the Tachiki Kannon in the hondo (main temple building) as the shoganjoju Buddha, which is believed to grant people’s requests of various kinds, and the mido hall which enshrines Hashiridaikokuten is often visited by people praying for safe childbirth, the return of runaway family members, and to prevent their partner from having an affair.

    There is a very famous and historical big statue of Buddhist Goddess of Mercy with Thousand Arms, which is called Senju Kannon in Japan. This temple registered in UNESCO. When i went here, i was so...

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  • Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi Sannai 2300
    Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple image
  • Futarasan-jinja Shrine: Futara Reisen
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi
    This sacred spring is located to the rear of the precincts at Futarasan-jinja Shrine. Futara Reisen consists of the Yakushi Reisen spring which flows from a cave on Mt. Korei rising behind the main shrine, as well as Sake-no-Izumi, a spring flowing from the precincts at Takinoo-jinja Shrine toward the Nishishin-en garden. From ancient times it's been thought to relieve eye diseases, as well as rejuvenate youth and impart wisdom. The adjacent Azumaya tearoom offers beverages prepared with the sacred water like matcha green tea, coffee, and amazake (a sweet fermented rice drink). The water is also regarded as being superb for making sake, and prefectural breweries swear by it. Empty bottles are available for purchase to bring some of the water with you.

    神苑の奥まったところにあります。自由にお水を飲んでよいそうで、おいしいお水でした。ひしゃくはありませんが、隣のお店で水を持ち帰るボトルを売っていました。

    Futarasan-jinja Shrine: Futara Reisen image
  • Rinnoji Taiyuin Mausoleum
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai
    The mausoleum of the third shogun of Tokugawa, Iemitsu, located at Nikko-zan Rinno-ji Temple. It was built by the 4th Shogun, Ietsuna, in accordance with Iemitsu's will. Although the color tone is more subdued than that of Toshogu Shrine, there are many important cultural properties such as the massive Nitenmon Gate and the Kokamon Gate that looks like the ryugu Dragon Palace, and the Main Hall is designated as a national treasure. The temple grounds are lined with 315 lanterns, offering a different atmosphere from that of Toshogu Shrine.
    Rinnoji Taiyuin Mausoleum image
  • Nikko Toshogu Shrine (Drum Tower and Bell Tower)
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2301 Nikko Toshogu
    Bell and taiko drum towers in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. Originally used to tell the time for Nikko Toshogu Shrine, the two watchtower-looking buildings stands stand next to one another just before the Yomeimon gate. While the bell and drum towers may look similar, they are actually minutely different.
  • Rinnoji Temple: Ogomado Hall
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi Sannai 2300
    Nikko's preeminent prayer hall for conducting goma fire rituals. It's behind the Nikko-san Sohondo Sanbutsudo, which was built during the Heian period and is the largest wooden structure in eastern Japan. The principal objects of worship are images of the Five Heavenly Kings made in the middle Heian period. The Great Dragon painted on the ceiling was completed over a two-and-a-half-year period by the late Hokusai Yoshihara, who was nationally recognized for his restoration techniques as national designated color preservation selection technology holder. The inner sanctum is a sight to see with its 30 statues of famous priests and Buddhist deities like the Twelve Devas and Seven Lucky Gods, as well as the Five Heavenly Kings. The temple holds scripture copying sessions of the 276 Chinese characters of the Heart Sutra in the second-floor sermon room.

    輪王寺の三仏堂の後方にある朱色のお堂。大護摩堂の並びに建っていました。 かつて毘沙門天、大黒天、弁財天の開運三天が祀られていたそうです。やや地味な雰囲気でしたが国重要文化財に指定されている凄い建物なんですね。

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  • Onsen-ji Temple
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi Yumoto
    A temple located in Yumoto, Nikko City. It is a branch temple of Rinnoji Temple on Mt. Nikko, a registered World Heritage site. The origin of this ancient temple is said to date back to 788, when Shodo Shonin, known as the founder of Nikko, discovered hot spring water and enshrined Ruriko-no-Norai, the Medicine Buddha. The temple is also known as one of the few temples in Japan with hot spring facilities on its grounds, and visitors can take a day-trip to the milky white Yakushi-yu hot spring (closed during the winter season).
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  • Shihonryuji Temple (Rinnoji Temple, Mt. Nikko)
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai Within 2300 ringo temple
    A temple in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. Founded in 766 by holy priest Shodo Shonin, who is founder of Nikko. The principle object of worship is the Thousand Hand Kanzeon Bodhisattva. The windows of the temple are in the direction of Mt. Nantai so that the mountain can always be worshipped. The Kannon Hall and three-story pagoda on the grounds have been designated Important Cultural Properties of Japan.
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  • Jogyo-do Hall (Rinnoji Temple, Mt. Nikko)
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai Within 2300 ringo temple
    This hall is located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. Located in the Mt Nikko Rinnoji Temple the hall was constructed by Master Ennin in 848. Facing the hall on the left is Jogyo-do Hall and on the right is Hokke-do Hall. The two are connected by a bridge giving them the unusual appearance of a conjoined hall.
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  • Sanbutsudo
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2300 wheel in Oji
    This building that forms the hondo (main hall) of Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple is the largest wooden structure in Nikkonsan. Said to have been founded in 848 by Ennin (Jikaku Daishi) a high priest of the Tendai sect, the temple appearance is influenced by the style of esoteric Buddhism in the Tendai sect, an unusual form even in Japan. The temple enshrines the “Three Divine Manifestations of Nikko” which also correspond to Nikko’s three mountains: Senjukannon, the Thousand-armed Buddha, Amida Nyorai, the Amida Buddha, and Batoukannon, the Horse-headed Buddha. *Due to ongoing repairs at Sambutsudo, only some may be seen. Visitors can observe the restoration work from the observation tour passageway (elevated corridor).
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  • Rinnoji Taiyuin Temple: Niomon Gate
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi Sannai 2300
    "This Niomon gate is located at the entrance of Taiyuin Temple, the mausoleum of Iemitsu, the third Tokugawa Shogun. The temple's main gate with an impressive 315 lanterns, it houses two Nio (Buddhist guardian kings): an ""agyo"" image with its mouth open and ""Ungyo"" image with its mouth closed. Glaring from the left and right of the vermilion toned structure, their bright colors contrast with the subdued tones of the gate. It is said that this is where the term ""A-Un Breathing"" comes from, which describes two people functioning together so well it's as if they were joined by their breath."
    Rinnoji Taiyuin Temple: Niomon Gate image
  • Nikko Toshogu Shrine: Shinyosha Hall
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi Sannai 2301 Hi Hikari Tosho Miyauchi
    A structure housing portable shrines at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, dedicated to the first Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu. It also honors Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Minamoto no Yoritomo. Three portable shrines used in the May and October Shun-Juu Togyosai Festivals are housed in the hip and gable roofed building located to the south of the worship hall. They symbolically carry the spirits of the historic figures honored at the main shrine. The October procession sees the three portable shrines carried as far as the Shinkyo Bridge area. The roughly seven-square-meter building has a large number of bird sculptures, including cranes, phoenixes, parakeets, horned owls, and others. The front of the building is engraved with a tiger, which was Ieyasu's zodiac sign.
  • Karakane no torii
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi
    This copper torii shrine gate at Futarasan-jinja Shrine was erected in 1769. It has a large name tablet. Walking down Toshogu Shrine's Kamishindo approach, you reach it after passing through Futarasan-jinja Shrine's two-story gate. The copper gate you see today replaced the original one in 1799. It features lotus flower engravings at the base of the gate's pillars. It has a Mitsudomoe crest and was designated as a National Important Cultural Property in 1944.
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  • Jiko-ji Temple
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi Yunishigawa 993
    The temple is located in Yunishigawa, Nikko City, on top of a hill in Yunishigawa Onsen, one of the legendary places of the fallen Heike warriors throughout Japan, and is known as the family temple of the fallen Heike warriors who were defeated at the Battle of Dannoura and retreated to a remote area. The Yunishigawa Onsen still retains its own custom of not putting up carp streamers on Dragon Boat Festival to avoid detection by the Genji clan.
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  • Jokoji Temple
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    6 Reviews
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi Takumicho 7-17

    匠町あたりのお散歩の途中で立ち寄りました。ツツジやシャクナゲ、春なのに赤いもみじなど、美しい境内の中に、石の菅笠をかぶったお地蔵様がいらっしゃいました。

  • Koshinyama Haru Festival
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    Tochigi Nikko-shi Ashiomachi 5488
  • Kodomokowameshishiki
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Shichiri 187
  • Nikko Toshogushukitaisai
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2301
  • Nikko Toshogushunkireitaisai
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2301
  • Nikko Toshoguyabusameshinji
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    Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2301
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Most visits to Tochigi revolve around Nikko, a small city home to the spectacular, lavishly decorated Toshogu Shrine and Nikko National Park with its mountains, lakes, waterfalls, onsen, and wild monkeys. Neighboring Oku-Nikko is an extension of the fantastic scenery famous for its autumn leaves, while Tochigi’s capital, Utsunomiya, is the only place in the world where you can find oya stone beautifully exhibited in temples and the Oya History Museum.

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