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  Tochigi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tokugawa Shogunate developed the Nikko kaido (part of the major road connecting Nikko with Edo) and required lavish processions to worship Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa line of shoguns.
On March 20, 2006, the city of Imaichi, the town of Ashio from Kamitsuga District, the town of Fujihara and the village of Kuriyama (both from Shioya District) merged with the old city of Nikko to form the new city of Nikko.
This encompasses Rinnoji, Nikko Toshogu, Futarasan Shrine, and Taiyuin.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tochigi_Prefecture   (494 words)

  
 Tochigi Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Nikko, whose ancient Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture.
Nikko is approximately one hour by train from Tokyo.
Three wise monkeys at Nikko Toshogu The establishment of the Nikko Toshogu in 1617 brought Nikko to national attention.
olive-oil-facts.info /en/wikipedia/t/to/tochigi_prefecture.html   (214 words)

  
 tochigi.html
n the northwest range the Ashio and Taishaku mountains and the Nikko and Nasu volcanoes, and in the east, north and south stretch the Yamizo Mountains.
n 1616, Nikko Toshogu Shrine was built as the mausoleum of Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first Tokugawa shogun, through the good offices of Tenkai, the fifty-third priest of a temple in Nikko.
Nikko became the entrance into the Kanto region, and the number of people who came from the Tohoku region increased.
homepage.mac.com /clvandeventer/imaichi/tochigi.htm   (489 words)

  
 UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN
NIKKO, June 13.—This is one of the paradises of Japan!
We were among the foothills of the Nantaizan mountains at a height of 1000 feet, abrupt in their forms, wooded to their summits, and noisy with the dash and tumble of a thousand streams.
A welcome bit of color it is amidst the masses of dark greens and soft grays, though there is nothing imposing in its structure, and its interest consists in being the Mihashi, or Sacred Bridge, built in 1636, formerly open only to the Shoguns, the envoy of the Mikado, and to pilgrims twice a year.
www.cgsd.com /rlatham/UnbeatenTracks/Chapt1-6.htm   (11734 words)

  
 Kasukabe, Saitama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Formerly located within Kitakatsushika and Minamisaitama Districts (former town of Kasukabe area was located in Minamisaitama).
Kasukabe once prospered as part of the Nikko Kaido highway, an important trade route that linked Edo with Nikko.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 204,109 and the density of 5,395.43 persons per km².
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kasukabe   (314 words)

  
 Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, by Isabella L. Bird
The “beaten tracks,” with the exception of Nikko, have been dismissed in a few sentences, but where their features have undergone marked changes within a few years, as in the case of Tokiyo (Yedo), they have been sketched more or less slightly.
A welcome bit of colour it is amidst the masses of dark greens and soft greys, though there is nothing imposing in its structure, and its interest consists in being the Mihashi, or Sacred Bridge, built in 1636, formerly open only to the Shoguns, the envoy of the Mikado, and to pilgrims twice a year.
Nikko means “sunny splendour,” and its beauties are celebrated in poetry and art all over Japan.
etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /b/bird/isabella/japan/japan.html   (18172 words)

  
 BQL NEWS - MINOBU Page
Underlying the above admonition is Nikko Shonin's outrage that both Hakiri Sanenaga, the lord of Minobu, and Niko, the lord's mentor and one of the six senior priests designated by Nichiren Daishonin, ignored and even rediculed Nikko Shonin's repeated warning regarding their slanderous conduct.
Therefore, Nikko Shonin had to leave Minobu and establish the home of the Daishonin's teachings at Taiseki-ji.
Kaido Seki (wearing glasses and hat), chief priest of Nichiren Shoshu Butsuju-Ji temple in Tokyo, visits Minobu's Tanjo-ji temple in Chiba prefecture on March 12, 1995.
members.tripod.com /~ronschaffer/minobu/main.html   (451 words)

  
 Trip du Jour - Kirifuri Kogen, Kinugawa River
From Nikko we ascended the seven-mile toll-road to the pass.
he road from Nikko to the top of the pass is the second most challenging cycling route in the prefecture.
Once in Nikko, hunt out the bus stop, which is right in front of the Tobu Station.
www.fermatainc.com /tripdujour/trip_kirifuri.html   (1931 words)

  
 TotalPlayStation | PS2 - Reviews - Tokyo Xtreme Racer DRIFT
Kaido Battle finally arrives on US shores, and at an irresistible price.
But there's a problem: after five games (two of them on the Dreamcast, two on the PS2 and even a scaled-down PSP version), the formula is starting to get stale, and it needs a little injection of something new.
With four major mountain paths (Hakone, Nikko, Haruna and Rokka), and loading screens crammed between the necessary options for loading out your car to accommodate the conditions of the track on a given day, it becomes a chore just to get to the races.
www.totalplaystation.com /reviews.php?id=324   (711 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Interview
In Kaido Battle, I decided to represent the four seasons of the year with four locations.
This hill, located in Nikko, is regarded as a famous place to visit among students.
All of the three previous courses are on the east side of Japan, near Tokyo, but this one is on the west side of the country.
archive.gamespy.com /interviews/september03/shimizu/index2.shtml   (366 words)

  
 Welcome to Tsurugashima City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
From the many remnants of the past, one can get a sense of what life was like in those days.
With the construction of the Kamakura Kaido Road during the Kamakura Period and the Nikko Kaido Road during the Edo Period, Tsurugashima prospered, becoming a village in 1889, developing into a town in 1966 and becoming a city in 1991.
The city conducts various programs today - from traditional events that have been passed down through the generations, to sports and recreational activities - with the goal of promoting health and friendly ties among city residents.
www.city.tsurugashima.saitama.jp /english   (561 words)

  
 Nikken's End #1: The Survivor Gita !~
Nikko they are not his followers, but are instead
Nikko's intent is absolutely clear in the 25th Admonition:
Nikko did not want the priesthood to be a self-sustaining community,
www.groupsrv.com /religion/viewtopic.php?t=74598   (4007 words)

  
 Basho Haiku Stones on Oku no Hosomichi: Leaving Edo for the North
Established in 1625, here the Nikko Kaido, the highway to the North started.
Over this road shogunal processions travelled to the ancestral Tokugawa shrines in Nikko.
Today, Senju is part of Tokyo's downtown, full of small workshops struggling for survival, a visibly less prosperous area than other parts of the metropolis.
www.xs4all.nl /~daikoku/haiku/meguri/kuhi-3.htm   (1339 words)

  
 Nakesendo Road: Japanese Alps, Matsumoto Castle, Tea Ceremony, Wood Block Prints, Samurai Road
Explore the slower, quieter side of Japan's rich history on this journey along ancient Nakasendo, Nikko and Tokaido Roads, used by travelers since the 8th century to travel from Japan's provinces to her ancient capital of Edo.
Beginning on the Nikko Kaido, we'll travel from Tokyo to visit the ornately beautiful Nikko Toshogu Shrine, mausoleum of the first Tokugawa Shogun.
We'll return to Nikko and travel by train to Matsumoto, the gateway to Japan's north Alps.
www.esprittravel.com /tours/nakasendo.html   (1466 words)

  
 Japan : The Best National Parks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Nikko National Park: This 80,000-hectare (200,000-acre) national park centers on the sumptuous Toshogu Shrine with its mausoleum for Tokugawa Ieyasu, majestic cedars, and lakeside resorts.
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park: Boasting magnificent Mount Fuji at its core, this popular weekend getaway beckons vacationing Tokyoites with its many hot-spring spas, stunning close-up views of Mount Fuji, sparkling lakes, historic attractions relating to the famous Feudal-Era Tokaido Highway, and coastal areas of Izu Peninsula.
Cruises ply the waters of the Seto Inland Sea, as do regular ferries sailing between Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=229&catID=0229020928   (463 words)

  
 Chiba Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Hanami Kaido (Minami Boso Area or Southern Boso Area), Flower and Sea Course The Course to enjoy the sea and flowers playing with the breeze from the sea.
Nagisa Kaido (kujukuri Area), Seaside Course The Course to enjoy the attractive white beach extending over a long distance.
Rekishi Kaido (Shimousa Area), Historical Course The Course to get familiar with eternal history and culture including traditional industries, events and religious faith handed down from generation to generation.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Chiba_ken/Chiba-977782/Things_To_Do-Chiba-R-4.html   (369 words)

  
 Kazumasa Ogawa, Japanese Photographer
The maneuvers were held in the region north of Utsunomiya following the Oshu Kaido towards Sendai.
Nikko district, 47 plates with descriptive text by G. Murdoch, oblong folio, no date [1893].
Nikko, Scenes in -- and vicinity, 60 plates, small oblong 4to., no date [1895], (yen 2.50).
www.baxleystamps.com /litho/ogawa.shtml   (15094 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Nikko, whose ancient Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples
Nikko kaido (part of the major road connecting Nikko with Edo) and required lavish processions to worship
The following communities agreed to seek the permission of the governor of the prefecture to merge on
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Tochigi_Prefecture.html   (152 words)

  
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For Nikko Edo Mura and Tobu World Square, get off at Imaichi Exit.
Take Route 4 (Nikko Kaido) for North and go to Route 119 (Nikkko Kaido, Nikko-Suginami Kaido) in Utsunomiya.
For Nikko Edo Mura, turn right at Kasuga machi Cross and get into Route 121.
www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp /french/access/ac020nikko/go_car.html   (62 words)

  
 Fodor's Travel Guides | Forums Messages
I'd skip Nikko and add at least one or two more days in Kyoto.
Looks like the route is almost 80 km and goes between Imabari and Onomichi and the webpage author discusses staying overnight enroute.
We just returned from Japan, and the highlights for us were Koya-san, Nikko, Kyoto (of course), Nara and Himeji.
www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=27&tid=34527572&numresponses=34&start=50   (3345 words)

  
 Tokyo, Japan Hotel Information, Rate Comparison: Direct Prices, Discounters, Consolidators (TYO/other)
GINZA NIKKO HOTEL @ 8-4-21 GINZA, TOKYO year built - 1959 year renovated - periodically all guest rooms are tastefully decorated with emphasis on the warmth and relaxing quality of fine wood.
HOTEL NIKKO TOKYO @ 1-9-1 DAIBA, appearing like a sweeping expanse of sails on the clipper ships of days gone by, hotel nikko tokyo occupies a promi- nent place in the 21st century waterfront center of tokyo teleport town.
HOTEL NIKKO NARITA @ 500 TOKKO, NARITA 286 0106, NARITA CHIBA 286-01 the hotel nikko narita stands only a 10-minute courtesy bus ride away from the new tokyo international airport and awaits your arrival with a rare blend of graceful elegance and pre-departure convenience.
www.hotels-shopper.com /JP/TYO-c99-100.htm   (5686 words)

  
 Mayfield Renshukan.com - Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation Ireland
In 1603, Ieyasu had just completed work on Nihonbashi, and he decided that this bridge would be used as the center point for all mileage markers in the country.
Since then, Nihonbashi has been the "official" starting point for the Tokaido, the Oshu Kaido, Nikko Kaido and Mito Kaido.
It also is used as a "zero" point to calculate distances on all the other roads in Japan.
www.mayfieldrenshukan.com /edo/nihon.htm   (1184 words)

  
 Hiroshima
This trusty bike got me from Iwakuni NAS to the Hiroshima train station several times.
This shows Matsuyama, the main city of Shikoku, the "chiisai kaido," (small island)
Masuyama Castle, built in 1603, center for the Matsudairas, a family whose ruled lasted throughout the Edo Period explained in Tour 4: Tokyo and Nikko.
www.fruithome.com /virtual/japan_hi/hiroshim.html   (619 words)

  
 Old Tokyo - Tokyo Terminals (1911)
Two -- Shimbashi and Manseibashi -- were large cathedrals of stone, used by passengers traveling to and from the south and western provinces of Japan on track laid along the old Tokaido and Koshu-kaido post roads.
Northbound passengers used Ueno station, where track followed the old Oshu-kaido, and the Nakasendo, north- and west-ward to Fukushima, Nikko, and Aomori.
Of these original three, only Ueno today remains as a terminal for long-distance travel.
www.oldtokyo.com /tokyoterminals.html   (365 words)

  
 Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Pictures
A popular tourist attraction is Hisaizu Shrine, a Shinto shrine dating from the 7th century.
Koshigaya was originally a post-station town (an officially regulated settlement catering to travelers) on the Nikko Kaido, one of the five historic highways that connected Edo (now Tokyo) with surrounding provinces during the Edo period (1603-1867).
After World War II (1939-1945) Koshigaya began to develop as a residential area for commuters to Tokyo.
www.greatestcities.com /Asia/Japan/Kanto_Region/Saitama_Prefecture/Koshigaya_city.html   (192 words)

  
 Inland Sea beckons
Since this was our first, and likely only, visit to Japan, there were post-arrival preliminaries: Day tours of Tokyo and Kyoto, to Nikko and to Mount Fuji, which we never actually saw, even when halfway up its slopes, because of smog, haze and clouds.
In the men's section silence prevailed as patrons ritualistically scrubbed themselves before sliding into the large, very hot pool, and soaking.
The rest of the day was to be spent bicycling across the recently completed Setouchi Shimanami Kaido, a 39-mile chain of 10 bridges across nine islands between Shikoku and Honshu.
www.dailypress.com /travel/dp-travinlandsean24nov21,0,7073403.story?coll=dp-travel-utility   (1316 words)

  
 Tokyo Xtreme Racer:Drift [Archive] - WM v5.0 Forum
It appears that a new theme of the game is to incorporate Shutoku racers from the big cities vs. the Touge racers who live in the boonie towns.
05-02-2006, 02:22 PM Kaido 3 is the same as the rest, minus a rally type track in Hokkaido..
I beileve this is the first Kaido Battle, I played the most recent one at a friends house.
d97250.t55.worria.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-67.html   (7367 words)

  
 Nikken's End #4: The Takanos: The Graduate? !\
Nikko's Fuji School, has been 670 years in the making.
Nikko's School in the early 1700's following Nikko's Admonitions...
Nikko and Nichimoku, and their Late Master, Nichiren Daishonin.
www.newsbackup.com /about644319.html   (4019 words)

  
 Strange - The Colour-Prints of Hiroshige
Only some were done by Hiroshige - the rest by Keisai Yeisen.
The other main roads are the Nikkokaido, of 146 kilometres, running nearly due north from Yedo to Nikko by way of Omiya and Utsunomiya; the Koshukaido from Yedo to Kofu by way of Hachioji (139 kilometres) and thence through Kanazawa to Shimo-Suwa where it joins the Kisokaido.
The last of the group is the Oshukaido from Yedo, due north to Asomori through Shirakawa, Sendai and Morioka (786 kilometres).
www.hiroshige.org.uk /hiroshige/strange/chapter_06.htm   (2301 words)

  
 NTSC-uk.com Forums - New Dengeki Chart
I’m tempted to get it, is this same people who bring us the Tokyo Highway Battle serie?
The big story from Famitsu.com was, to our great surprise, Xbox related...
that's the exact same scores they gave to touge-r on the x-box, a 'drift' racer by atlus/cave which oddly enough sounds exactly like kaido battle which sounds like initial D blah blah etc...
ntsc-uk.domino.org /printthread.php?t=55&pp=40   (990 words)

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