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TochigiShrines & Temples
Nikko

Nikko Toshogu

Craftsmen were gathered from all over Japan to build it, and where they settled afterwards, three crafts were born: Nikko carving in Tochigi, Suruga doll fittings in Shizuoka, and Iwatsuki dolls in Saitama. One great construction project created the crafts of three prefectures.

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TochigiShrines & Temples
Nikko

Nikko Futarasan Jinja

A shrine of mountain worship with Mount Nantai as its deity, far older than the Toshogu. The mountain was revered first; the shrine to Ieyasu came later. Once you know the order, the mountain looks different.

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TochigiShrines & Temples
Nikko

Rinnoji

The Meiji separation of Shinto and Buddhism split the two apart across most of Japan, but at Nikko shrine and temple remained side by side, and all three are inscribed together as a single World Heritage site.

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TochigiShrines & Temples
Ashikaga

Bannaji

Its main hall is a National Treasure. The residence of the Ashikaga family became a temple as it stood, ringed on all four sides by moat and earthwork. The Ashikaga School next door is held to be the oldest school in Japan.

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