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-'''Nikkō''' (日光市 ''Nikkō-shi'') is a [[Japanese]] city, located 140km north of [[Tokyo]], in the Tochigi [[Prefecture]]. It is one of Japan's most important tourist destinations, with popular hot springs (温泉 ''onsen'') and historic sites.
-In the Tosho-gu Shrine (Mausoleum) Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa [[Shogun|Shogunate]] (1603-1868) reposes.
-::: ''The Tosho-gu is famous for its detailed and colourfully painted wooden sculptures. Among them, the three monkeys hiding each respectively their ears, eyes and mouth, representing the Buddhist doctrine "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil"'' <ref>[http://www.jref.com/practical/nikko_toshogu.shtml Nikko 日光市]
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-Shrines and Temples of Nikkō are inscribed on the [[World Heritage List]].
-The weather in Nikkō is similar to that of [[Hokkaido]].
-== See also ==
-[[Image:Shrine Lion.jpg|thumb|Shrine Lion.]]
-*[[Ainu]]
-*[[Kamakura]]
-*[[Kyoto]]
-*[[Nara]]
-*[[Aomori]]
-== External links ==
-*[http://www.jref.com/practical/nikko_toshogu.shtml Nikkō guide]
-*[http://wikitravel.org/en/Nikko Nikkō] Wikitravel.
-{{Clear}}
-== References ==
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-[[Category:Japanese Cities and Towns]]