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Futaarasan Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nikko|Nikkô]], part of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikkô" [[World Heritage Site]], collectively along with [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]] shrine and the [[Buddhist temple]] [[Rinno-ji|Rinnô-ji]]. The three were once a single shrine-temple complex, but were split up by the [[Meiji government]] in [[1871]].<ref name=unesco>"[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/913 Shrines and Temples of Nikko]." UNESCO World Heritage Sites official webpage. UNESCO, 2012.</ref>

Futaarasan Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Nikko|Nikkô]], part of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikkô" [[World Heritage Site]], collectively along with [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]] shrine and the [[Buddhist temple]] [[Rinno-ji|Rinnô-ji]]. The three were once a single shrine-temple complex, but were split up by the [[Meiji government]] in [[1871]].<ref name=unesco>"[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/913 Shrines and Temples of Nikko]." UNESCO World Heritage Sites official webpage. UNESCO, 2012.</ref>

The shrine was originally established at the peak of [[Mt. Nantai]] by the monk & mountain ascetic Shôdô Shônin. At that time, the mountain was called Futaara-san; an alternate reading of the same ''[[kanji]]'' (lit. meaning "two storms mountain") is Nikosan, which gave rise to the name Nikkô-zan, today written with a different set of characters, meaning "sun light mountain."

The shrine was originally established at the peak of [[Mt. Nantai]] by the monk & mountain ascetic Shôdô Shônin. At that time, the mountain was called Futaara-san; an alternate reading of the same ''[[kanji]]'' (lit. meaning "two storms mountain") is Nikosan, which gave rise to the name Nikkô-zan, today written with a different set of characters, meaning "sun light mountain."

While a small shrine still stands on the peak of Mt. Nantai, a complex of buildings near the foot of the mountain, neighboring Nikkô Tôshôgû and Rinnô-ji temple, are today the chief structures. The Honden (Main Hall) and Haiden (Worship Hall) date to [[1619]]. The shrine grounds in total span some 3,400 hectares, extending to include Chugushi Shrine on the shore of [[Lake Chuzenji]], [[Kegon Falls]], and much of the mountain area today designated as Nikko National Park.

While a small shrine still stands on the peak of Mt. Nantai, a complex of buildings near the foot of the mountain, neighboring Nikkô Tôshôgû and Rinnô-ji temple, are today the chief structures. The shrine grounds in total, however, span some 3,400 hectares, extending to include Chugushi Shrine on the shore of [[Lake Chuzenji]], [[Kegon Falls]], and much of the mountain area today designated as Nikko National Park.

 

The shrine houses 23 [[Important Cultural Properties]].

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