8 Accommodation Deluxe Suite at Hotel JAL Kumamoto Takako Sakamoto The Presidential Suite room at Hotel Nikko Kumamoto has a great view of Kumamoto Castle.
Culture Toshogu Shrine Sacred Carvings Varsha Vaswati A part of ‘Shrines and Temples of Nikko’, a UNESCO World Heritage site, this shrine is believed to be one of Japan’s most lavishly decorated shrines.
17 Tobu World Square Theme Park Louise Archer Tobu World Square is a miniature theme park in Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō, Tochigi
6 Culture Tetori Tenman Shrine Mandy Bartok Tucked away in the backstreets of Kumamoto, just steps from the Nikko Hotel
Culture Craft Sake Week 2026: Two Tochigi's Sake Stories, T... Joanna Ligon spot, doing more or less the same thing: drawing on snowmelt from the Nikko... The kura (warehouse) sits along the old Nikko Reiheishi Kaido, the ancient
12 Culture Suizen-ji Joju-en Eitetsu Terakado From Hotel Nikko Kumamoto downtown, I took the streetcar to Suizenji-koen
12 Activities Hakone’s Ashino-ko Lake Tomoko Kamishima The same type of dam-up lake, Chuzen-ji Lake in Nikko, sits much higher
7 Shopping Josaien Eitetsu Terakado A short walk from Hotel Nikko Kumamoto, where I was staying downtown, just