Accommodation The Zen Hostel Bryan Baier The most accommodating hostel in a gorgeous location just outside Nikko
11 Accommodation The Kanaya Hotel in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima If you stay at the Kanaya Hotel, I recommend that you become an “early bird”. You will never forget the mystic view of the Shi..
9 Activities Nikko's Yuno-ko Lake in the Rain Larry Knipfing This story focuses on the beauty of Yuno-ko Lake. It was clean and pure and very, very quiet on this rainy day.
Culture Nikko's Chuzen-ji Lake Tomoko Kamishima Chuzen-ji Lake has a lot of beautiful faces, depending on the time of the day or season, the direction you are looking in, or how..
Culture Tosho-gu Shrine's Secret Magic - 3 Tomoko Kamishima Enshu secretly introduced various Western styles into Tosho-gu. The three main techniques he used in there were: Perspective, ..
Culture Kanuma Buttsuke Autumn Festival 2026 Mid Oct A festival of food, music, dance and elaborate floats celebrated each year in October.
15 Otawara, Tochigi: Full of Surprises Louise Archer A few days in Otawara? This region has much more to be seen and done that you might expect
12 Ashikaga Flower Park: Water Lilies Larry Knipfing Ashikaga Flower Park is known for its beautiful Wisteria in spring. But in summer, the featured flower is the Water Lilly.