Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Taiyūin-Reibyō
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• Daily: April-Oct 8am-5pm; Nov-March 8am-4pm • ¥550; ¥900 including Rinnō-ji (see p.205)
Just downhill from Futarasan-jinja is the entrance to the charming
Taiyūin-Reibyō
,
which contains the mausoleum of the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who died in
1651. This complex, hidden away on a hillside and surrounded by lofty pines, was
deliberately designed to be less ostentatious than Tōshō-gū. Look out for the green god
of wind and the red god of thunder in the alcoves behind the Futatsuten-no-mon gate,
and the beautiful Kara-mon (Chinese-style gate) and fence surrounding the gold and
black lacquer inner precincts.
Nikkō Tōshō-gū Museum of Art
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, Nikkō Tōshō-gū Bijutsukan • Daily: April-Oct 8am-5pm; Nov-March 8am-4pm • ¥800
Tucked away behind Tōshō-gū, the
Nikkō Tōshō-gū Museum of Art
- the former head
o
ce of the shrine - is set in a huge, traditional, wooden mansion dating from 1928.
Inside, the collection features little bar an array of sliding doors and screens decorated
by the top Japanese painters of the day; together, they constitute one of Japan's most
beautiful collections of such art.
Meiji-no-Yakata
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Around 400m east of the Nikkō Tōshō-gū Museum of Art are the grounds of
Meiji-no-
Ya k a t a
, the early twentieth-century holiday home of the American trade representative
ACCOMMODATION
Hotori-an
Kanaya Hotel
Nikkō Park Lodge
Nikkō Senhime-Monogatari
Nikkōrisou Backpackers
Turtle Inn Nikkō
RESTAURANTS AND CAFÉS
Asian Garden
Gyoshintei
Hippari Dako
Kanaya Hotel
Meguri Café
Meiji-no-Yakata
Sou-an
Suzuya
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Tōbu Nikkō
Station
JR Nikkō
Station
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