Bunkazai TabiA travel guide to Japan’s cultural heritage

Cultural heritage in Tochigi

National Treasure buildings and historic districts in Tochigi.

Nikko Toshogu: The Yomeimon gate

Edo · Shrines · National Treasures

Nikko Toshogu

Nikko, Tochigi

The shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, with buildings completed in 1636 in the great rebuilding ordered by the third shogun, Iemitsu. Eight structures are National Treasures, including the Yomeimon Gate, the gongen-style main sanctuary, the Karamon gates, the openwork fences and the corridors.

Rinno-ji Taiyuin

Edo · Temples · National Treasures

Rinno-ji Taiyuin

Nikko, Tochigi

At Rinno-ji Taiyuin, the mausoleum of the third Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu, you can see the National Treasure mausoleum (Haiden, Ai-no-ma and Honden) finished in gold and black, and the approach through the Niomon, Nitenmon and Yashamon gates. The precinct is lined with 315 lanterns, and inside the mausoleum you can see Chinese lions by Kano Tan'yu and dragon paintings on the ceiling.

Banna-ji

Kamakura · Temples · National Treasures

Banna-ji

Ashikaga, Tochigi

Banna-ji is a temple in Ashikaga, Tochigi. Its Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1299).

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Tochigi Kaemon-cho

Historic districts

Tochigi Kaemon-cho

Tochigi, Tochigi

Tochigi Kaemon-cho is a rural market town in Tochigi, Tochigi, selected in 2012 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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