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Nikkosan Rinnoji(日光山輪王寺)

にっこうさんりんのうじ Rinnoji

Nikkosan Rinnoji(日光山輪王寺)

Photo: Bgabel / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Source

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.

TypeTemple
City / townNikko
Said to bringWarding off misfortune
Area in the prefectureNorthern area

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