Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A town of central Honshu, Japan, north of Tokyo. It is a pilgrimage center famed for its ornate temples and shrines.
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								I found this store as I was heading back to the train station after spending a day in Nikko, which is about 2 hours north of Tokyo. Japundit - Published news zonjineko 2010 
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								I found this store as I was heading back to the train station after spending a day in Nikko, which is about 2 hours north of Tokyo. Japundit - Published news zonjineko 2010 
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								I found this store as I was heading back to the train station after spending a day in Nikko, which is about 2 hours north of Tokyo. Japundit - Published news zonjineko 2010 
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								I found this store as I was heading back to the train station after spending a day in Nikko, which is about 2 hours north of Tokyo. Japundit - Published news zonjineko 2010 
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								Raccoon: Linda suggested Nekko as well, also Nikko which is where we saw the Shrine Maiden dance! N.D.Y., cats and the name game. Elizabeth McClung 2009 
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								So we get emails like, “Why are you only spending a half day at Nikko which is not enough time?” The BAD day: from Stalker God to difficulties LEAVING the police station Elizabeth McClung 2008 
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								So we get emails like, “Why are you only spending a half day at Nikko which is not enough time?” Archive 2008-02-01 Elizabeth McClung 2008 
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								Climbers Brian Hall and Jerry "Nikko" Cooke have been missing for 12 days. 
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								SIMON: With many more weeks of winter ahead, there is a sad realization that the bodies of Jerry "Nikko" Cooke and Brian Hall may not be discovered until spring time when the snow here begins to melt. 
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								MICHAELA COOKE, WIFE OF JERRY "NIKKO" COOKE: Kelly, Brian and Nikko shared a passion and reverence for climbing. 
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