Nikkō

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Nikkō (日光市, Nikkō-shi) is a Japanese city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture.^[1]

History

The Shinto shrine of Nikkō Tōshō-gū was completed in 1617. It is the burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu.^[2]

The shrines and temples of Nikkō have been recongized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[3]

Related pages

List of World Heritage Sites in Japan

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nikkō" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 714.
↑ Nussbaum, "Tōshōgū" at p. 989.
↑ UNESCO, "Shrines and Temples of Nikkō"; retrieved 2012-9-10.

Other websites

Media related to Nikko, Tochigi at Wikimedia Commons

Nikkō City website Archived 2006-12-02 at the Wayback Machine in English
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine

36°44′51″N 139°36′40″E / 36.7475°N 139.611°E / 36.7475; 139.611

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nikkō" Japan Encyclopedia, p. 714.

[2] Nussbaum, "Tōshōgū" at p. 989.

[heritage-3] UNESCO, "Shrines and Temples of Nikkō"; retrieved 2012-9-10.

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