Reservations for a tour of the World Heritage Site "Two Shrines and One Temple" with an English guide and an amulet-making experience at Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple (Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japanese culture experience)

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Make your own one-of-a-kind amulet and tour the World Heritage sites in Nikko "Tour the World Heritage sites of Two Shrines and One Temple with an English guide and experience making an amulet at Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple"

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December 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the registration of the "Two Shrines and One Temple" World Heritage Site, and this tour will take you to Nikko Toshogu Shrine, Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple, and Nikko Futarasan Shrine with an English guide. At Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple, you can experience making your own original amulet and visiting the Sanbutsu-do Hall. You will also visit the brilliantly colored Nikko Toshogu Shrine and Futarasan Shrine, known for its matchmaking, and get a deeper insight into Nikko's history and culture.

• ScheduleTobu Nikko Station Tourist Center 10:00 (meeting) - take a local bus - Nikko Toshogu Shrine 10:30-12:30 (visiting) = Free lunch = Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple 13:45-14:30 (making an amulet) = Sanbutsudo Hall 14:30-15:00 (prayer) = Futarasan Shrine 15:15-16:00 (prayer) End *You can still use the free pass after the end

[Spot Introduction]

• Nikko Toshogu Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Shogun of the Edo Shogunate. It was built in 1617, but under the "Kan'ei Great Remodeling" of the third Shogun, Iemitsu, it became the Nikko Toshogu Shrine we know today in 1636. It is characterized by its gorgeous architecture and intricate carvings, and prayers for peace are embedded throughout. The carvings of the "Yomeimon Gate," "Three Wise Monkeys," and "Sleeping Cat" are particularly famous. In 1999, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the surrounding natural environment. It is a powerful power spot selected by Ieyasu, and has been restored from the Edo period to the present, making it an important place where you can experience the history and culture that has been passed down to the present day.
  
• Experience making your own amulet at Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple Choose your favorite design from 20 different amulet package designs and dozens of different parts designed by Rinnoji Temple staff to create a one-of-a-kind amulet. Once you have written your wish on the amulet and finished assembling it, a monk will come and pray in front of you. This prayer will give the amulet a soul and make it complete.
  Experience making a one-of-a-kind amulet.
  
• Sanbutsudo Hall of Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple Sanbutsudo Hall is the largest wooden hall in eastern Japan and houses the three 7.5m tall Buddha statues of the three Nikko Buddhas: Thousand-Armed Kannon, Amida Nyorai, and Bato Kannon.
  Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple was founded over 1,200 years ago when Shodo Shonin, the founder of Nikko, built Shihonryu-ji Temple. It is counted as one of the three main temples of the Tendai sect and once integrated the entire Nikko mountain.
  
• Nikko Futarasan Shrine Nikko Futarasan Shrine is an ancient shrine where Nikko Mountain worship began, and is a shrine with over 1,200 years of history that enshrines Mount Futara (Mount Nantai) as its sacred object. The main deity of Futarasan Shrine is Onamuchi-no-Mikoto, the god of good fortune and matchmaking, and the shrine is popular for its blessings in matchmaking.
  Also, don't miss the Yayoi Festival, which is held every year from April 13th to 17th and has a history of over 1,200 years. Colorful flower arrangements decorated with yashio azaleas come out from each neighborhood and gather in the temple grounds. This festival signals the arrival of spring in Nikko.