UNESCO World Heritage Site (Shrines and Temples of Nikko)
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site “Shrines and Temples of Nikko” is a renowned complex of richly decorated Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples set in a forested mountainous area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, celebrated for its historical, religious, and architectural significance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shrines and Temples of Nikko | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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religious building complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tokugawa Ieyasu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bufferZone | Nikko National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryProtectedAreaStatus | Historic Site of Japan ⓘ |
| criteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| environment | forested mountainous area ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local religious institutions ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Edo period architecture
ⓘ
gongen-zukuri ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Futarasan Shrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rinno-ji Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiyuin Mausoleum NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshogu Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousFeature |
Five-story pagoda at Toshogu
ⓘ
Sleeping Cat carving NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Wise Monkeys carving NERFINISHED ⓘ Yomeimon Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Nikko NERFINISHED ⓘ Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Daiya River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikko mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Tokugawa Ieyasu mausoleum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forest mountain setting ⓘ richly decorated architecture ⓘ synthesis of Shinto and Buddhist elements ⓘ |
| partOf | UNESCO World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | Edo period ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 913 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural: monuments and groups of buildings ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.