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.

The story Yunishigawa tells about itself is that survivors of the Taira clan, beaten at Dan-no-ura in 1185, fled into th…

There are four inns in the Okukinu hot spring group, at the head of the Kinugawa valley inside Nikko National Park, and…