Toshogu shrine in Nikko

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Toshogu shrine in Nikko

Toshogu shrine in Nikko 6 July

Nikko Toshogu shrine is a Shinto shrine that former harmonizes, does (1617) public Ieyasu Tokugawa in Tatematsmats for three years, and was created.

A first building of a Shinto shrine relaxed, was rebuilt after 20 years for Naga 13 years by (1636)3-Brigadier General optical public person of the army, and became today's gorgeous, gorgeous building of a Shinto shrine group as for the creation built by an army public two Brigadier General loyalties. This is said, "Large Tsc of Ctsronaga".

The building of a present country specification cultural asset (national treasure and compound sentence) becomes 55 houses such as Five-Storied Pagoda and the stone toriis by the dedication of the one and the large name built before and behind that 35 houses such as construction Kitono and Youmei-mon that time. (It is national treasure 8, and compound sentence 34 in specification. )

Neither of these buildings is a religious architecture that represents our country invented by a painter, skillful craftsmen, and technological groups with excellent Yutaka Edo initial Naga culture.

In addition, it was registered in 'World Heritage' as human race's irreplaceable treasure in (1999) based on the World Heritage Convention of UNESCO in 1999.

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Nikko Edomura 7 July

Nikkou Edo Village () is Theme Park where the culture and the life in Edo period were compiled.

One of "Edo wonderland" that village of age Ltd. manages. The formal nomenclature became "Edo wonderland Nikkou Edo Village" in 2003. It was established in Tochigi Prefecture Shiotani county Fujiwara-cho (present sunlight city Kinugawa the district) on April 23, 1986. A total lot area is 495,000m2 (150,000 tsubos).

In the garden, the town of the middle of Edo period (Tooltamo year from former) is reproduced, and the attraction the ninja action film and Hana on the way magnificent is an attraction. Recently, television CM that uses character "Nyan topknot" is famous. There is an outdoor set that can take a picture of the period play, too.