Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Nikko National Park is a national park in the Kanto region on the main island of Honshu in Japan. This national park is established in 1934 and extends over four prefectures :. Tochigi, Gunma, Fukushima and Niigata

Firest 1911 the diet of Japan designated as animperal Park Nikko. After 20 years it was established as a national park. Over the years the park has been expanded several times. In 2007, Oze National Park, which was in a part of the Nikko National Park became a separate.

This park is one of the most beautiful parks, not only in Japan but wider regarded in the world. It is a popular tourist destination that is visited by many tourists. The park is rich in striking landscapes and scenery. It is also a place rich in history. Many Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. The most striking are the Nikko Tosho-gu and Rinno-ji. You are deisgnated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as the Shrines and Temples of Nikko.

Nikko National Park is a popular destination for camping, golf, skiing, hiking and numerous historical beginning of thermal baths.

Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan 2

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Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan 3

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Nantai

The name Monte Nantai literally "body mountain of man". It is height is 2485 m. On a clear day it can be seen from the Pacific Ocean 100 km away.

Nantai, Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan

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Shinkyo Sacred Bridge

This bridge is located just outside the National Park and is a Shinto shrine. The bridge crosses the river Daiya.

Holy Shinkyo bridge in Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan

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Senjou-ga-hara

This is a 4 square kilometers. The name in English translates as battlefield.

ga-hara-Senjou, Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan 1

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Senjou-ga-hara, Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan 2

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Kegon-no-taki waterfall and the Chuzenji-ko Lake

The lake is 161 meters deep and it was created by the outbreak of Nantai. Kegon waterfalls are 97 is high.

Kegon-no-taki waterfall and Chuuzenji-ko Lake, Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan

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Taiyu-in Reibyo Yashamon

Taiyu-in Reibyo Yashamon, Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan

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Drachenkopf

The name of this cases comes because of Twin Falls, which forms an object as heads of a dragon.

dragon head, Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan

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Dragon King waterfall, Ryuo-kyo Gorge

Dragon King waterfall, Ryuo-kyo Gorge, Nikko National Park, Tochigi-ken, Japan

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