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Nikko (日光, Nikkō) is a town at the entrance to Nikko National Park, most famous for Toshogu, Japan's most lavishly decorated shrine and the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Nikko had been a center of Shinto and Buddhist mountain worship for many centuries before Toshogu was built in the 1600s, and Nikko ...
- Get There & Around
Nikko has two railway stations, Tobu-Nikko Station and JR...
- Kegon Waterfall
The almost 100 meter tall Kegon Waterfall (華厳の滝, Kegon no...
- Nikko Autumn Color Spots
Below is a list of some of Nikko's most popular autumn color...
- Romantic Road
Japan's version of Germany's "Romantic Road" (ロマンチック街道,...
- Lake Chuzenji
Chuzenjiko is especially beautiful in mid to late October,...
- Rinnoji Temple
Rinnoji (輪王寺, Rinnōji) is Nikko's most important temple.It...
- Kanmangafuchi Abyss
Kanmangafuchi Abyss (憾満ヶ淵) was formed by an eruption of...
- Yumoto Onsen
Yumoto (湯元, literally "origin of hot water") is a small hot...
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Discover true Japan in Nikko. Engage every sense with spectacular temples and shrines, majestic peaks, towering waterfalls, and rejuvenating hot springs.
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Nikkō (日光市, Nikkō-shi, IPA: [ɲikkoꜜːɕi]) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2 December 2020, the city had a population of 80,239, in 36,531 households. The population density was 55 persons per km 2. [1] The total area of the city is 1,449.83 square kilometres (559.78 sq mi). Nikkō is a popular destination for Japanese ...
Nikko is part of Nikko National Park, so pristine nature surrounds you wherever you go. Experience Nikko’s four distinct seasons, each offering its own views and experiences. In springtime, the cherry trees blossom and fields of flowers bloom. Escape from the scorching Japanese summer to Nikko’s rivers and lakes.
Explore Nikko National Park. Nikko National Park fuses spirituality with nature. It is home to a World Heritage site that includes Toshogu Shrine, and a Ramsar Site that includes Senjogahara Marsh. Its wide range of year-round activities and easy accessibility from Tokyo make it a popular tourist location with plenty of true wilderness to explore.
Spread across an expansive natural landscape in Tochigi Prefecture, Nikko is a testament to one of the most important figures in Japan's history Tokugawa Ieyasu (ruling from 1603 to 1605) was the first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate and is credited with bringing 300 years of peace and stability to the country after a long period of regional ...
Nikkō. A natural sanctuary that enshrines the glories of the Edo period (1603–1868), Nikkō (日光) is one of Japan's major attractions and a World Heritage Site. Pristine forests of towering cedars enclose a wealth of Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples that blend harmoniously with the topography of the setting, and reflect in their ...
