Nikko

[ neek-kaw; English nik-oh, nee-koh ]

noun

1. a city on central Honshu, in central Japan: famous for shrines and temples.

Nikko

/ ˈniːkəʊ /

noun

1. a town in central Japan, on NE Honshu: a major pilgrimage centre, with a 4th-century Shinto shrine, a Buddhist temple (767), and the shrines and mausoleums of the Tokugawa shoguns. Pop: 17 527 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

"I observed a fierce visitation by hornets for the first time in 2015 in Nagano Prefecture," Mochizuki recalls, "and then again in 2018 in the Nikko Botanical Garden where they were feeding on the nectar of the inflorescences of A. decursiva and A. hakonensis. Since it was a dogma that species in the family Apiaceae are generalists, this observation motivated me to investigate if the two Angelica species were pollinated predominantly by hornets."

From Science Daily

First, Mochizuki returned to the Nikko Botanical Garden to quantify the numbers and types of "visitors" to the flowers.

From Science Daily

Damien 5, Etiwanda 2: The Spartans won the Baseline League title behind Nikko Paoletto, who had three RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times

Damien 8, Rancho Cucamonga 0: Andrew Carter struck out eight in five scoreless innings and Nikko Paoletto hit a three-run home run to lead Damien.

From Los Angeles Times

Damien 6, Corona Santiago 5: Nikko Paoletto hit a three-run walk-off home run for Damien.

From Los Angeles Times