Nikko Toshogu
日光東照宮
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Nikko Toshogu
Nikko Toshogu is a historic shrine and temple in Nikko, Tochigi. Travel through its seasons and highlights across 2 on-location videos before you visit.
Nikko Toshogu Shrine is a shrine located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. It is the general headquarters of the Toshogu Shrine in Japan, which enshrines Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first shogun of the Edo bakufu, as the main enshrined deity. Together with Kunozan Toshogu Shrine and Ueno Toshogu Shrine, it is one of the three major Toshogu Shrines. The official name is "Toshogu Shrine", which does not have a place name, but it is also called "Nikko Toshogu Shrine" to distinguish it from other Toshogu Shrines, and it is also described as "Nikko Toshogu Shrine" on the official website of Toshogu Shrine. Rinno-ji Temple, an adjacent Buddhist temple, named Mt. Nikko founded by Shodo in 766 during the Nara period. Later, he gathered Sonnen as a sacred place in the Kanto region and received donations from Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura bakufu.
Source: Wikipedia「日光東照宮」 · CC BY-SA 4.0
History & Culture
Mausoleum of Ieyasu
Nikko Toshogu enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Edo shogunate. Begun in 1617, it was rebuilt with extraordinary splendor by his grandson Iemitsu in 1636.
Yomeimon and Sacred Carvings
Its dazzling Yomeimon gate and carvings — including the 'three wise monkeys' and the sleeping cat — made it a World Heritage Site in 1999.
Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
9:00–17:00 (–16:00 in winter)
¥1,600
Hours and fees are a guide and may change — please check official information before your visit.
