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Yomeimon at Toshogu

Nikko is a small city at the entrance to Nikko National Park. It is most famous for the Toshogu, Japan's most lavishly decorated shrine complex and mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Nikko has been a center of Shinto and Buddhist mountain worship for many centuries, and Nikko National Park continues to offer scenic, mountainous landscapes, lakes, waterfalls, hot springs, wild monkeys and hiking trails.

Nikko and the area around Lake Chuzenji, in particular, are well known for their beautiful autumn foliage (koyo). The best times to view the leaves depends on the elevation and year: For Yumoto and Lake Chuzenji it is usually mid October and for central Nikko early to mid November.

Nikko is located along Japan's Romantic Road.

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Central Nikko (Town)
Toshogu Shrine (1) Lavish mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Taiyuinbyo (5) Mausoleum of Iemitsu, Ieyasu's grandson.
Rinnoji Temple (3) Nikko's most important temple.
Futarasan Shrine (2) Dedicated to Nikko's sacred mountains.
Okunikko (National Park)
Lake Chuzenji (4) Lake at the foot of Mount Nantai.
Yumoto Onsen (6) Hot spring resort in the national park.
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