栃木県 · Kanto Region
Tochigi Hidden Gems
Home to Nikko's lavishly carved shrines and the mountains and lakes behind them — the classic day trip north of Tokyo.
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Climate & Best Season
Hot plains summers and cool mountain air in Nikko/Oku-Nikko, which sees snow. Late October–November for foliage.
Famous For (Food)
- Utsunomiya gyoza
- Yuba (tofu skin)
- Strawberries
- Soba
Signature Sights
- Nikko Toshogu (UNESCO)
- Kegon Falls & Lake Chuzenji
- Kinugawa Onsen
- Ashikaga Flower Park wisteria
Tochigi
Tochigi· Nikko
Hacchonoyu
There are four inns in the Okukinu hot spring group, at the head of the Kinugawa valley inside Nikko National Park, and…
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Tochigi
Tochigi· Nikko
Ryuokyo Gorge
Around twenty-two million years ago this was seabed, and undersea volcanism laid down the rock that the Kinugawa has sin…
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