Futarasan Shrine Nikko

Travel for the day started early--our group meeting in the hotel lobby by 7:40 AM. A couple of train/subway connections and about 3 hours of travel found us at Japan's most famous shrine.

The 1975 James Clavell novel Shogun described Toranaga's rise to Shogunate. The place we visited today called Toshogu Shrine is the shrine dedicated to …

Brent had a day off of work, so we decided to make a day trip. There were a few options, but at the urging of the locals we decided to head for Nikko. It's about a two hour train ride after a 30 minutes subway trip, but we were promised it was worth it. There's a bit of transportation involved and admissions to all the sights, so after a little …

     I woke up early the next morning (4th Nov 08) to walk to Futarasan Shrine. I tried to presuaded my husband and daughter to walk there yesterday but they were too tired and said that       " All the temples ...

... complex I had to climb 200 stairs (not an exaggeration!) to reach Ieyasu's mausoleum. After leaving the Toshugu Shrine I wanndered into Futarasan Shrine and Rinnoji Taiyuin Temple. I must admit, by this point I had seen enough of shrines and ...

... ;Kannon with a horse head’.  The three deities are regarded as Buddhist manifestations of Nikko's three mountain kami (Shinto gods) enshrined at Futarasan Shrine and the whole tour group stopped for prayer in front of them.  Eventually ...

... version of Nikko Perfect Guide. If you are enthusiastic about Nikko travel, it must be very useful. The guide includes Toshogu Shrine, Futarasan Shrine, Rinnohji Temple, Lake Chuzenji, Mt.Nantai, and etc. I didn't go up to Lake Chuzenji of Inner Nikko ...