Nikko Futarasan Shrine
Nikko Futarasan Shrine
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jk-liu
Taichung, Taiwan1,866 contributions
Oct 2019
The temple located near Tosho-gu temple sight. We visited all around the area spent half a day.
Nature beauties and large trees let’s relax and get a refresh in mind there. We spent around two hours to walk all the area. It’s very close to the natural forest.
Nature beauties and large trees let’s relax and get a refresh in mind there. We spent around two hours to walk all the area. It’s very close to the natural forest.
Written 6 November 2019
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Hiroaosta
Dalian, China2,078 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
二荒山神社 Futarasan Shrine is famous for Matchmaking shrine.
There are some interesting things.
It’s very close from 日光東照宮 Nikko Toshogu.
There are some interesting things.
It’s very close from 日光東照宮 Nikko Toshogu.
Written 8 October 2019
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Link2Leo
Yokohama, Japan180 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
I have been in Japan for over 20 years and have seen countless shrines so I was hesitant to shell out another entrance fee after visiting overpriced Toshogu but this shrine was remarkably unique, especially for kids there are some games included in the shrines and a huge tree trunk for kids to crawl through.
Written 2 April 2019
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Matt W
San Jose, CA116 contributions
Jul 2016 • Solo
Even though it was only ¥200 to enter, it didn't seem worth it because there's not much to see past the ticket gate right now. Not sure when construction will be done, but this is a site you could easily skip, or just take some pictures from outside the ticket gate.
Written 10 July 2016
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Lynkster
Australia248 contributions
Aug 2011 • Couples
One of three Futarasan shrines dedicated to the gods of the nearby sacred peaks, this is not as grand as the other temple complexes, but still possesses a quiet and more spiritual atmosphere, probably due to being less popular. While the others are Buddhist temples, this is a Shinto shrine (despite being founded by a Buddhist monk), and as such many of the trees are revered, encircled by sacred ropes and paper charms. Some national treasures are housed here, like a impossibly long sword reputedly used to kill a notorious demon.
Take a break from the frenetic pace at the other temples and rest a while here, and relax a while among the tall and ancient pines, especially when the sun is low in the horizon, bathing the scenery in a golden glow.
Take a break from the frenetic pace at the other temples and rest a while here, and relax a while among the tall and ancient pines, especially when the sun is low in the horizon, bathing the scenery in a golden glow.
Written 31 January 2012
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Christophe D
Brussels, Belgium134 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
A little bit outside of the main path lies this temple. As a result, less crowded but worth a visit for the shines in their forest environment
Written 10 April 2019
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Chase V
Oklahoma City, OK779 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
In the area this is the highest up. Take the bus from the station to here so that the rest of the trip is walking downhill as you see the other sites. It’s beautiful. Tokugawa imetsu has a great shrine area, and it’s a nice warmup for what you will see with a 5 minute scenic walk to Tosho gu. The entrance fee is 550 yen with a few sets of stairs. There’s numerous Japanese lanterns and beautiful colored ornate gates to photograph
Written 21 March 2019
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BenLYK
Singapore, Singapore112 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
Unlike the taiyuin and toshugo shrines, this is a Buddhist temple so one must not expect intricate carvings, statutes etc. It is next to the taiyun shrine and if you do have the time, take a look although it can be given a miss.
Written 20 February 2018
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Yasuhiro
Singapore, Singapore193 contributions
Mar 2017 • Friends
The street between Nikko Toshogu Shrine and Futarasan Shrine is famous for power spot. It was surrounded by a lot of lanterns and trees. Very beautiful! I could feel relaxing.
パワースポットとして有名な日光東照宮と二荒山神社を結ぶ参道。灯篭と杉に囲まれ、とても美しく気持ちの良い通りでした。
パワースポットとして有名な日光東照宮と二荒山神社を結ぶ参道。灯篭と杉に囲まれ、とても美しく気持ちの良い通りでした。
Written 17 March 2017
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Myo M
Coquitlam, Canada26,945 contributions
Jun 2016 • Solo
One thing I remember most about this shrine is that there was a small performance on stage going on at the time of my visit, and they threw small food packets to the audience at the end; I got some white stuff which looked nice but was pretty "tasteless" :). Apart from that, there's really nothing much remarkable about this place except that there are some small buildings at the back area on the left side of the shrine grounds (the left side as when facing the main shrine building) with displays of litter carriages (or palanquins) and some other stuff including a "really long" sword in one of those small buildings. Also, at the far back on that side is a lovely orange (or vermillion as at Taisha shrines) torii gate with a little pond containing like three wooden sign posts and surrounded by rocks at the area inside the gate.
Getting to Nikko from Tokyo is a two-train journey with the first one from Tokyo (Tokyo Station) to Utsunomiya on a shinkansen (bullet train) for an hour followed by the one from Utsunomiya to Nikko on a local train for another 45 minutes to an hour. Once arrived at Nikko Station, it's about a half-hour walk straight on the long road by turning right after coming out of the station to the start of the Heritage Area (with the Shinkyo Bridge) followed by a 15-to-20-minute walk (half of that on an uphill path) to the first entrance gate (a torii gate) of Toshogu Shrine; turning left just before that gate and a 5-minute walk along the serene path with tall-treed forests on both sides will bring you to kind of like the entrance area for both this shrine (to the right from the area; you'll see a big torii gate leading to this shrine directly on your right when you get to that entrance area) and Taiyuinbyo Shrine (on the far end of the entrance area). My suggestion though is to do Toshogu first followed by Taiyuinbyo and this one at last, so it's not a "must place" like the first two but still a very nice place worth stopping by while in Nikko.
Getting to Nikko from Tokyo is a two-train journey with the first one from Tokyo (Tokyo Station) to Utsunomiya on a shinkansen (bullet train) for an hour followed by the one from Utsunomiya to Nikko on a local train for another 45 minutes to an hour. Once arrived at Nikko Station, it's about a half-hour walk straight on the long road by turning right after coming out of the station to the start of the Heritage Area (with the Shinkyo Bridge) followed by a 15-to-20-minute walk (half of that on an uphill path) to the first entrance gate (a torii gate) of Toshogu Shrine; turning left just before that gate and a 5-minute walk along the serene path with tall-treed forests on both sides will bring you to kind of like the entrance area for both this shrine (to the right from the area; you'll see a big torii gate leading to this shrine directly on your right when you get to that entrance area) and Taiyuinbyo Shrine (on the far end of the entrance area). My suggestion though is to do Toshogu first followed by Taiyuinbyo and this one at last, so it's not a "must place" like the first two but still a very nice place worth stopping by while in Nikko.
Written 30 September 2016
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Written 18 February 2015
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