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Panoramic view on landascaped garden, nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan #125622116
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Nikko is a small city in Japanââ¬â¢s Tochigi Prefecture, in the mountains north of Tokyo. Itââ¬â¢s the site of Toshogu, the famed Shinto shrine established in 1617 as a lavish memorial for Tokugawa Ieyasu, founding ruler of the Tokugawa shogunate, or Edo Period. The shrine comprises the gilded Yomeimon Gate, the main sanctuary set in a cedar grove and the tomb itself.