Nikko Collection

The Balkan States Exhibition - Earls Court - Old Japan
The Balkan States Exhibition at Earls Court in 1907 was really two exhibitions in one. The main event featured a large Balkan village with practical working exhibits by native workers (see)

Iyemitsu Temple at Nikko, Japan

Japan Iyemitsu Temple near Nikko early 1900s

Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Nikko, Japan
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil (Three Wise Monkeys), oak carving outside a Shinto stable, Nikko, Japan - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Chingenji, Nikko, Japan, a favourite summer resort - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Japan - Nikko Tosho-gu Sinto Shrine, Tochigi Prefecture
Nikko Tosho-gu - a Tosho-gu Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Futarasan Shrine and Rinno-ji

Three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan
The three wise monkeys - a 17th-century carving at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan carved by Hidari Jingoro - hear no evil (Kikazaru), speak no evil (Iwazaru), see no evil (Mizaru)

Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu, Nikko
The Three Sacred Treasure Houses - (from left) Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu, Nikko The UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines

Sacred red lacquer bridge, Nikko, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: sacred red lacquer bridge, Nikko, Japan

Carrying chair, kago crossing a birdge, Gamman, Nikko. Vintage 19th century photograph

Large pine trees along the Imaichi Road, Nikko, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Porters on a bridge over the Daiya River, Nikko, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Temple and torii at Nikko, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: Temple and torii at Nikko, Japan

Shinto Temple at Nikko, Japan
Shinto Temple located in Nikko in Japan. The shrines and temples located here, alongside their natural surroundings, have been sacred sites for hundreds of years

A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine, Nikko
A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate

Pine trees on Imaichi Road, Nikko, Japan
Pine trees lining Imaichi Road, near Nikko, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Motomachi-dori Ichome, Kobe, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

The lacquer or sacred bridge, near Nikko, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Yumoto-onsen, near Nikko, Japan, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s

Road at Imaichi, Nikko, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Chiuzenji Lake, near Nikko, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Nakajima, Nikko, Japan, circa 1880s - Washing clothes in a river. Date: circa 1880s

Kegon Falls, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Kegon Falls, Nikko, Japan - located at Lake Chuzenji in Nikko National Park near the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The falls were formed when the Daiya River was rerouted by lava flows

Futarasan jinja Shinto shrine, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
Futarasan jinja is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Nikko Futarasan Shrine, to distinguish it from the shrine in nearby Utsunomiya. Date: circa 1907

Lakeside Torii and view toward the Tea House - Chuzenji Lake
Lakeside Torii and view toward the Tea House on the shore of Chuzenji Lake, Nikko, Japan Date: circa 1907

Bronze Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu - Nikko, Japan
Nikko Tosho-gu - a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan - dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate

Shirakumo Falls - Lake Chuzenji (Cuzenjiko), Nikko, Japan
Dramtic bridge over the Shirakumo Falls ( White Cloud Falls ) - Lake Chuzenji (Cuzenjiko), Nikko, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Ryuzu Falls - Lake Chuzenji (Cuzenjiko), Nikko, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Small shrine on the road to Chuzenji, Naka-no-chaya, Nikko, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Approach to Lake Chuzenji (Chuzenjiko) Nikko National Park
The approach toward Lake Chuzenji (Chuzenjiko) Nikko National Park, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

The Cedar Avenue of Nikko, toward Imaichi, Japan
The Cedar Avenue of Nikko, a street in Japan lined with approximately 13, 000 cryptomeria trees, known as Sugi, the national tree of Japan

Senjogahara Marshland, Nikko National Park, Japan
Three sentinel trees standing tall above the Senjogahara Marshland, which covers the plateau between Lake Chuzenji and Yumoto Onsen in the Nikko National Park, Japan. Date: circa 1910

Kyozo, Storehouse for sutras - Toshu-gu Shrine, Nikko, Japan
Toshu-gu Shrine, Nikko, Japan - a Kyozo (Storehouse for sutras) - (1636). The Shrine is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate Date: circa 1910

Five-story pagoda at Nikko Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine, Nikko
Five-story pagoda at Nikko Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Date: circa 1910

Ornate Suibansha, Nikko Taiyuin, Nikko, Japan
Ornate Suibansha (place to wash hands and mouth before entering sacred precincts) at the Rinnoji Taiyuin Mausoleum and Temple in the historic Nikko National Park, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Shrine of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Nikko Tosho-gu, Nikko, Japan
Nikko Tosho-gu - a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan - dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. This card shows the site of his enshrinement

Taiyu-in Reibyo Niomon Gate, Taiyuin Mausoleum, Nikko, Japan
Inside the Taiyu-in Reibyo Niomon (1st Gate), Taiyuin Mausoleum, Nikko, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Sacred Bridge, Nikko, Japan

Street in Nikko, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Gardens, Nikko, Japan
Gardens at Nikko, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Japan Nikko
Bird s-eye view of the city, then and now a popular tourist centre on account of its numerous Buddhist temples and tombs. Date: Nineteenth century

Taiyu-in Reibyo Kokamon, Gate - entrance to Taiyuin Mausoleum
Aerial View of the Taiyu-in Reibyo Kokamon Gate at the entrance to the Taiyuin Mausoleum (TaiyA'-in Reibyo), the building enshrining Taiyu-in, the deified image of Tokugawa Iemitsu

Shoreline scene - Chuzenji Lake, Nikko, Japan Date: circa 1909

Tea House on the shore of Chuzenji Lake, Nikko, Japan Date: circa 1908

Utagahama (Utaga Beach), Chuzenji Lake, Nikko, Japan
View from Utagahama (Utaga Beach) on the shore of Lake Chuzenji, near Nikko, Japan - looking toward the distinctive silhouette of Mount Nantai. Date: circa 1908

Five storied Pagoda at Nikko, Japan
The five storied Pagoda at Nikko, Japan. Tadakatsu Sakai started work on this building in 1650, but it burned down in 1815. It was rebuilt in 1818. Date: circa 1910s

Nikko, Japan, Mausoleum of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tosho-gu)
Bronze Tomb of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tosho-gu) at his Mausoleum at Nikko, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Nikko, Japan - Interior Mausoleum of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
Nikko, Japan - The interior of the Mausoleum of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Nikko Tosho-gu). Date: circa 1910s

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