This Temple is on the Philosophers Walk - Rats don't get a very good rap in the western world, but they seem to be respected in Japan.
I like this guy.
This is one of the large statues in the main temple.
After walking around Nikko kicked us out at closing time (5pm). We walked up the road from our Hotel and found this little park. We think the red hat markers are some sort of memorial.
We suspect these are grave markers. The are obviously old (and there are a few different styles), but they have recently been taken care of.