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• 1. The Shrines and Temples of Nikko was registered in 'World Heritage' as human race's irreplaceable treasure in 1999.

• 2. Rinnoji is one of the temples representing the Joudo School of Buddhism.

• 3. Futarasan Shrine was founded in the 7th century by Shodo Shonin.

• 4. Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa was enshrined in Nikko Toshogu in the 17th century.

• 5. In the "Shinkyusha (sacred stable)", there is a series of 8 carved boards on which the life of a monkey is illustrated, from birth to pregnancy, caricaturing a monkey life.

• 6. The name of the Yomeimon came from one of the twelve gates in the Imperial court in Kyoto.

• 7. The Five Storied Pagoda is 11.1m high, and there are no floors inside and each story is connected directly.

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