From left to right:Main pavilion of the Futarasan Shrine, Yōmei-mon (Sunlight Gate) at the Nikkō Tōshō-gū Shrine, Sanbutsu-dō (Pavilion of the Three Buddhas) and the Honden (Main pavilion) of the Taiyūin Mausoleum at Rinnō-ji Temple

Coloring and Lacquering

Restoring the Colored and Lacquered Surfaces of the World
Heritage-listed Structures

Association
for the Preservation
of the Nikko World
Heritage Site
Shrines and Temples

Designated in 1979 for coloring of buildings,
and in 2016 for lacquering

2281 Sannai, Nikko-shi,
Tochigi Prefecture 321-1431

http://www.nikko-bunkazai.or.jp/

This Association is involved in the preservation of the lavishly colored and lacquered surfaces of the imposing World Heritage-listed structures in Nikko, which include the Nikkō Tōshō-gū Shrine, Futarasan Shrine, and Rinnō-ji Temple.

Yōmei-mon (Sunlight Gate) at the Nikkō Tōshō-gū Shrine

Applying a linen underlay (to prevent splitting) on the eaves of the northern side of the main pavilion of the Nikkō Tōshō-gū Shrine

Applying a lacquer overcoat on eave brackets of the main pavilion of the Nikkō Tōshō-gū Shrine

Thatched roofs in Ouchi-juku, an old post station in the village of Shimogo, Fukushima — Lacquering a panelled wooden door from the western side of the main pavilion of the Tōshō-gū Shrine

Associationfor the Preservationof the Nikko WorldHeritage SiteShrines and Temples

Association
for the Preservation
of the Nikko World
Heritage Site
Shrines and Temples