Gunma, Tochigi and Fukushima. Perfect for a day trip from Tokyo, Nikko National Park packs in plenty of nature and culture.

stands Nikko Toshogu shrine, a grand tribute to Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616), the founding figure behind the Tokugawa Shogunate, the dominant ruling power in Japan for more than two and a half ...

It was the first time the figure had topped 2 million since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake ... workers at the shrine 30 years ago, the responsibility of keeping Nikko Toshogu open for ...

Nikko, which is best known for its historic Toshogu shrine, isn't marketing itself to North American visitors as an alternative to Tokyo. It can't compete with the urban energy of Japan's capital.

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Traditional Japanese horseback archery, known as "yabusame," was showcased on Wednesday at the Nikko Toshogu Shrine in ...