Shrines and Temples of Nikko

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines and Temples of Nikkō is located in the mountains about 1h North of Tokyo. The site comprises more than 100 buildings and is set amid a beautiful mature forest. While most of the buildings are part of the Futarasan and Tōshō-gū Shinto shrines, there is also one Buddihst temple (Rinnō-ji). All of these structures are either National Treasures of Japan or Important Cultural Properties. In 1994, the UNESCO declared Nikko a World Heritage Site.
Other images from Japan can be found in these albums:

• Japanese Nature
• Japanese People and Culture
• Modern Japan
• Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
• Shrines and Temples of Kyoto
• Sumo
• Traditional Japan
• Black and White