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Toshogu Shrine


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 74 attractions in Nikko
Traveller Description:
This is the shrine and mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu who lived during the 15th and 16th centuries and was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate of...... more » This is the shrine and mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu who lived during the 15th and 16th centuries and was the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. His efforts to unify warring Japanese factions lead to a period of 250 years of peace. « less
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Attraction type: Historic site, Cemetery, Religious site
Address: Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture
Japan

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4 of 5 stars
Saint Paul, Minnesota
6 May 2009

I visited the Toshogu shrine in Nikko on a bus tour from Tokyo. Entrance to the shrine for most folks is from the parking lot where you just follow the signs to the gate. I believe there is a combined ticket that includes entrance to most of the buildings; ours was covered in the cost of the bus trip. The... more

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4 of 5 stars
Baltimore, Maryland
3 Feb 2009
2
people found this review helpful

Nikko is definitely worth a day trip from Tokyo. About 1.5-2hours north by train, it is a nice little town to go to. As a part of my trip to Nikko, one of the shrines I visited was the Toshogu Shrine. This along with the Futarasan Main Shrine and the Taiyuinbyo (all in the same area) really makes the trip... more

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5 of 5 stars
Portland, Oregon
21 Jan 2008
11
people found this review helpful

Having never been to Japan, I relied on an associate's advice that the best way to spend my one free day in Tokyo would be to visit the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko. After having lived in Japan and visiting the Shrine numerous times, he claims it is the best place to get a picture of how the country and culture... more

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4 of 5 stars
山形
23 Sep 2009

静かな木立の道を進んで行くと家康公の神柩が納められた宝塔にたどり着きます。 ここまでやってくる観光客は少ないので静かに... more

21 Jan 2009

昔の荘厳な建築物が好きで訪れたのですがやっぱり東照宮はすごい!!徳川家の栄華が伺えます。 建物に興味のない人も家康のお... more

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Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan