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Rinnô-ji is a Buddhist temple neighboring and associated with the [[Shinto shrine]] [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]. It is one of the top three [[Tendai]] sect temples in Japan, alongside [[Kan'ei-ji]] in [[Tokyo]] and [[Enryaku-ji]] in [[Kyoto]].

Rinnô-ji is a Buddhist temple neighboring and associated with the [[Shinto shrine]] [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]. It is one of the top three [[Tendai]] sect temples in Japan, alongside [[Kan'ei-ji]] in [[Tokyo]] and [[Enryaku-ji]] in [[Kyoto]].

While the Tôshôgû is built around the mausoleum of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], founder of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], Rinnô-ji contains within its grounds the Taiyûin Mausoleum of his grandson, the third shogun, [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]]. The Mausoleum, completed roughly 14 months after Iemitsu's death in [[1651]],<ref>Plaques on-site at Rinnô-ji.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54287904476/sizes/4k/]</ref> is designated a [[National Treasure]]. Rinnô-ji is part of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikkô" [[World Heritage Site]], collectively along with Tôshôgû and the nearby [[Futaarasan Shrine]]; the three were historically a single shrine-temple complex, but were divided 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 temple also houses 38 [[Important Cultural Properties]].

While the Tôshôgû is built around the mausoleum of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], founder of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], Rinnô-ji contains within its grounds the Taiyûin Mausoleum of his grandson, the third shogun, [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]]. The Mausoleum, completed roughly 14 months after Iemitsu's death in [[1651]],<ref name=rinno>Plaques on-site at Rinnô-ji.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54287904476/sizes/4k/]</ref> is designated a [[National Treasure]]. Rinnô-ji is part of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikkô" [[World Heritage Site]], collectively along with Tôshôgû and the nearby [[Futaarasan Shrine]]; the three were historically a single shrine-temple complex, but were divided 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 temple also houses 38 [[Important Cultural Properties]]. The World Heritage Site designation covers 103 structures across 50.8 hectares, including 38 structures at Rinnô-ji, 40 at Tôshôgû, 23 at Futarasan, and two others.<ref name=rinno/>

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