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This feature festival of Yunishigawa Onsen is held from late January to early March every year. Hundreds of small snow houses (mini-kamakura) are built and lighted up by candle lights. Durin…

Lake Chuzenji is the largest lake in Tochigi, framed by 25 kilometres of incredible nature. The area used to be a popular summer resort for foreigners in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. The vil…

Tochigi is Japan’s largest producer of strawberries. The prefecture has the perfect environment for fresh and sweet strawberries, blessed with abundant sunshine, clear spring water, fertile land…

Kegon Falls is the most famous of Nikko’s 48 waterfalls. Water from Lake Chuzenji falls 97 metres straight down to the rocks below creating a dynamic and artistic work of nature. A special lift …

Senjogahara in the Nikko National Park is one of the nation’s most renowned marshland areas.  You can enjoy a variety of nature trails, 350 kinds of wild plants, and many species of wild bi…

A feature attraction of the Kinugawa River is the river cruises always popular with tourists. Glide along the river and enjoy the incredibly scenic valley. Depending on the season the 40-minute boat r…

The most renowned shrine of “the Shrines and Temples of Nikko”-a Japan’s leading world heritage, is where Ieyasu Tokugawa, the great Shogun who started the flourishing Edo Period, is…

Irohazaka is a pair of winding roads (ascending and descending) connecting Nikko-city and the mountainous Lake Chuzenji area. The roads are named after the 48 syllables of the Japanese alphabet (kana)…

Discovered more than 300 years ago, these venerable Onsen were open only to monks and daimyo samurai visiting Nikko at that time. Since opening to the public in late 19th century, the hot springs have…

The history of the Nikkosan Rinno-Ji Temple started over 1250 years ago,  when Shodo Shonin (Saint Shodo), who firstly served as the head priest of Nikko, founded the Shihonryuji Temple. Sanbutsu…

A peaceful Onsen town on the northern shore of Lake Yunoko, situated in the heart of Nikko National Park. It is said that the Buddhist monk who first built a temple in Nikko about 1200 years ago to in…

This old shrine is a centre of worship located in the Nikko Mountains. Many visitors come to pray for good luck and success in love. The beautiful “Shinkyo”, a vermilion-lacquered wooden b…

This festival, with over 1,200-year history, is held in Nikko Futarasan-jinja Shrine every 13 to 17 April.  11 Hanayatais (floats) decorated with spring flowers parade in the Nikko World Heritage…

Legend has it that Samurai refugees found these spring waters and settled down in the village to heal their wounds. Today a row of inns and local houses are located along the valley. In addition to th…

This theme park exhibits precise replicas of 102 historic sites and buildings from around the world in 1:25 scale. These include the Sphinx, the Great Wall of China, the Parthenon, the Sagrada Familia…

Many farms across the prefecture offer seasonal fruit picking. Aside from the nation’s largest crops of strawberries, you can enjoy picking a variety of other fruits such as cherries, peaches, g…

These highlands, situated 1,200 metres above sea level, are a paradise of alpine plants and are well-known for the “Nikko Kisuge”. With 260,000 Nikko Kisuge blooming from late June to mid-…

Edo is the former name of Tokyo used until the late 19th century. This theme park authentically recreates town life in the Edo period. The huge village consists of rows of merchant houses, a samurai m…

Ryuzu Falls cascades 210 metres down 10-metre wide terraces of volcanic rock from a historic eruption of Mount Nantai. The name “Ryuzu” (dragon’s head) comes from the presence at the…

Volcanic rocks, having been eroded by the flow of the Kinugawa River, produce a dynamic vista resembling a dragon wriggling around. You can see this 3-kilometre vista between Kawaji Onsen and Kinugawa…