If you are short of time to explore this innocently sweet city, here is the A-list of the best places to travel.
- Toshogu Shrine – Lavish mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- Taiyuinbyo – Mausoleum of Iemitsu, Ieyasu’s grandson.
- Rinnoji Temple – Nikko’s most important temple.
- Lake Chuzenji – Lake at the foot of Mount Nantai.
- Yumoto Onsen – Hot spring resort in the national park.
- Futarasan Shrine – Dedicated to Nikko’s sacred mountains.
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Futarasan Shrine, Nikko, Japan
![Nikko Toshogu Three Wise Monkeys who hear, speak and see no evil, a traditional symbol in Chinese and Japanese culture. Nikko Toshogu Three Wise Monkeys who hear, speak and see no evil, a traditional symbol in Chinese and Japanese culture.](http://www.fecielo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/nikko-toshogu-three-wise-monkeys-who-hear-speak-and-see-no-evil-a-traditional-symbol-in-chinese-and-japanese-culture.jpg)
Nikko Toshogu Three Wise Monkeys who hear, speak and see no evil, a traditional symbol in Chinese and Japanese culture.
![Ryuzu Falls, one of Japan's most photographed koyo spots at Nikko National Park Ryuzu Falls, one of Japan's most photographed koyo spots at Nikko National Park](http://www.fecielo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ryuzu-falls-one-of-japans-most-photographed-koyo-spots-at-nikko-national-park.jpg)
Ryuzu Falls, one of Japan's most photographed koyo spots at Nikko National Park
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Sake barrels at Nikko Toshogu shrine
![The bounty of Lake Chuzenji, Nikko, Japan The bounty of Lake Chuzenji, Nikko, Japan](http://www.fecielo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/the-bounty-of-lake-chuzenji-nikko-japan.jpg)
The bounty of Lake Chuzenji, Nikko, Japan
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The carving of the sleepy cat above the NikkoToshogu Sakshita Gate is an attribution to Hidari Jingoro
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The magnificence of Yomeimon Gate, Nikko Toshogu
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Visitors are approaching Sanbutsudo of the Rinnoji Temple of Nikko, Japan
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Yumoto Onsen - natural hot spring at nikko, Japan
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