Nikko jubilant as shrines, temple added to Heritage List

Nikko jubilant as shrines, temple added to Heritage List

NIKKO, Japan - Citizens of the historic town Nikko celebrate early in the morning of Dec. 2 after the United Nations agency in charge of safeguarding the world's historical sites put three famous Nikko religious sites on the World Heritage List. The U.N. World Heritage Committee added Toshogu Shrine, Futarasan Shrine and Rinnoji Temple in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture during a meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco.

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