Nikko Toshogu shrine here said it will open one hour later from Feb. 1. The World Cultural Heritage site will move back its 8 a.m. opening time to 9 a.m on the date. It said it was the first time ...

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Gunma, Tochigi and Fukushima. Perfect for a day trip from Tokyo, Nikko National Park packs in plenty of nature and culture.

A shinto priest sweeps under the Yomeimon gate at Tosho-gu Shrine. UNESCO's designation for Nikko's shrines and temples applies to a single complex of 103 religious buildings within two Shinto ...

The park covers nearly 115,000 hectares and is mostly mountainous. Mount Shirane, Mount Nantai and Mount Nasu stand out as three of the most famous peaks. In between these mountains, you can traverse ...