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Nikko
Lavishly carved mausoleum of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, home to the Yomeimon Gate, sleeping cat and three wise monkeys.
Nikko's principal Buddhist temple, its Sanbutsudo hall enshrining three towering gold-lacquered Buddha statues.
The ancient Shinto shrine devoted to Nikko's sacred mountains, older and more serene than its glittering neighbours.
The elegant forest mausoleum of shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, quieter and more refined than his grandfather's Toshogu.
The sacred vermilion arched bridge over the Daiya River marking the gateway to Nikko's shrines.
A moss-cloaked forest shrine reached by an atmospheric stone path, famed for its luck-testing torii and sacred spring.
The original site where the monk Shodo founded Nikko, a small, tranquil shrine near the Shinkyo Bridge.
A lakeside temple on Lake Chuzenji enshrining a Kannon statue carved by Nikko's founding monk from a living tree.
The lakeside 'middle shrine' of Futarasan at the foot of Mount Nantai, gateway to the sacred mountain's summit trail.
Japan's most famous waterfall, a 97-metre column plunging from Lake Chuzenji through Nikko's volcanic cliffs.
A serene highland lake at 1,269 m formed by a volcanic eruption, ringed by forest and framed by Mount Nantai.
A vast highland marsh at 1,400 m laced with wooden boardwalks, ablaze with wildflowers in summer and gold in autumn.
A 210-metre cascade that splits around a central rock into a dragon's-head shape near Lake Chuzenji.
A 70-metre cascade pouring straight out of Lake Yunoko at the top of the Okunikko highlands.
A small, mirror-calm crater lake beside Yumoto Onsen, feeding Yudaki Falls at the top of Okunikko.
A short volcanic gorge on the Daiya River lined with a haunting row of about 70 red-capped Jizo statues.
A graceful two-tiered 75-metre waterfall that breaks into a misty spray, one of Nikko's three great falls.
Nikko's sacred 2,486-metre volcano, whose ancient eruption created Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Falls.
A dramatic volcanic river gorge of jagged rock and emerald pools, named for a dragon king, near Kinugawa Onsen.
Refined Meiji-era Western cuisine in a historic stone villa steps from Nikko Toshogu, famous for its baked cheesecake.
Grand dining room of Japan's oldest Western resort hotel, serving classic dishes like rainbow trout meuniere and heritage curry.
Rustic modern cafe right by Shinkyo Bridge, a perfect coffee and curry stop at the gateway to Nikko's shrines.
Cozy cafe on the shrine approach serving healthy sets built around local Nikko vegetables and yuba.
Local Nikko coffee roaster's cafe in a restored historic building, serving careful hand-drip coffee and homey sweets.
