Personalized Star Map of Nikko
36.7188°N, 139.6986°E
Nestled in the millennia-old cedar forests of Tochigi Prefecture, Nikkō is one of Japan's most sacred shrine complexes and the final resting place of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. From the baroque splendour of Tōshōgū Shrine to the vertiginous Kegon Falls and alpine Lake Chuzenji, the city offers a sky of rare purity. Gift a Nikkō star map — a present as solemn as the cedar torii of the pilgrimage trails.
Famous Landmarks
Toshogu Shrine
36.7188°N, 139.6986°E
Tōshōgū Shrine, dedicated to shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and completed in 1636, ranks among the absolute masterpieces of Shinto architecture. Its 55 buildings covered in gold and polychrome carvings contrast with the usual Shinto austerity. The shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and houses the famous "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" three-monkey carving.
Kegon Falls
36.7188°N, 139.6986°E
Kegon Falls, 97 metres high, rank among Japan's three finest waterfalls. Fed by Lake Chuzenji above, they plunge into a deep gorge surrounded by maple forests. An elevator leads to an observation deck 100 metres below, offering a spectacular view of the main fall and the twelve smaller cascades surrounding it. In winter, they can partially freeze.
Lake Chuzenji
36.7188°N, 139.6986°E
Lake Chuzenji, formed 20,000 years ago by the eruption of Mount Nantai, sits at 1,269 metres elevation. It is one of Japan's highest freshwater lakes, prized for its limpid waters and wooded shores that turn brilliantly colourful in autumn. During the Meiji era, it became the summer retreat of the international diplomatic community, nicknamed "Japan's Lake Geneva".
Why gift a star map of Nikko?
Gifting a star map of Nikkō means capturing the solemnity of a starlit night above the Ieyasu mausoleum, beneath millennia-old cedars. Whether for a proposal facing Kegon Falls or an anniversary on the shore of Lake Chuzenji, this map immortalises a moment between alpine nature and shogunal spirituality. A gift as pure as the air of the Tochigi mountains.
The sky of Nikko
At 36.7° north latitude and an average elevation of 600 metres, Nikkō offers a sky of exceptional purity. Nikkō National Park, far from major cities, is classified as Bortle 3 in places — a rare grade in Japan. The heights of Lake Chuzenji and the Senjogahara marshes, above 1,400 metres, allow observation of the summer Milky Way in remarkable conditions.