Nikko, Tochigi
Nikko Toshogu
日光東照宮
- Highlights
- Yomeimon’s carvings and decoration · The three monkeys on the sacred stable · The sleeping cat and the stepped Okumiya approach
- Estimated visit
- 90–150 min
Paid shrine circuit including main architectural sights and, if open, the Okumiya approach. Excludes station transport, ticket queues, the museum, Rinnoji, Futarasan Shrine and formal prayers.
- Getting there
- Nikko City Tourism Association lists a World Heritage Tour bus from JR Nikko or Tobu-Nikko Station to Omotesando, taking about 13 minutes. Allow additional walking from the stop and time for the stepped precinct. Check current bus operations.
Address & enshrined kami
2301 Sannai, Nikko, Tochigi
Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tosho Daigongen)





