Nikko
Top Places to Visit
Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park
Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park (Tel. 0288-53-6767; open 9:00am-4:30pm, closed Tuesdays). Built for the Emperor Taisho in 1899, the former imperial villa ... more
Nikko Botanical Garden
Nikko Botanical Garden (Tel. 0288-54-0206; open 9:00am-4:30pm, closed Mondays and Dec.-mid-April). [8] Has plenty of the local flora and gardens that were said ... more
Sacred Stable
After two flights of steps you will reach the Sacred Stable, housing a white horse. The most famous symbol here is the carving of the three wise monkeys, who "... more
Yakushi-dō Hall
Yakushi-dō Hall (薬師堂), the Hall of the Medicine Buddha, is known for a dragon painting on the ceiling. A monk is usually on hand to speak (Japanese only) and ... more
Yomei-mon Gate
Yomei-mon Gate (陽明門) is an incredibly ornate gate with over 400 carvings squeezed in. Starting Spring 2013, this gate will undergo a six-year restoration, ... more
Top Places to Eat
Hippari Dako
Hippari Dako (on main street just before the shrines). Enshrined in Lonely Planet, every other foreign tourist to Nikko seems to stop here for yakitori (... more
Gurumans Wagyu
Tokorono 1541
, Nikko
Phone: ☎ 0288-53-3232
Phone: ☎ 0288-53-3232
Gurumans Wagyu, Tokorono 1541, ☎ 0288-53-3232, [10]. 11:30 AM ～ 2:00 PM / 5:30 ～ 7:30 PM. Wagyu (japanese beef) steak restaurant in Nikko. 3-4 minutes taxi from... more
Shiawaseya Hakuun
Shiawaseya Hakuun, (Turn right as you come out of Toba Nikko station, it is almost the last shop on your right before the traffic signal.), [11]. A great place ... more
Farmers Market Shop
Farmers market shop. Off the tourist trail this is a good place for some fresh fruit and veg at non-tourist-trap prices. Turn right as you leave Tobu Nikko ... more
Top Activity Places
Mt. Nantai
National Route 120 heads from the center of town into the park, passing Mt. Nantai and Lake Chuzenji (中禅寺湖 Chuzenji-ko) on its way to the Senjogahara Plateau, ... more
Mt. Nakimushi
A short walk south from the center of town will get you on a strenuous but rewarding hiking trail to the summit of Mt. Nakimushi (鳴虫山 Nakimushiyama). Allow a ...
Akagane Shinsui Koen
Adventurous hikers might want to take the city bus to Matō, down National Route 122 in the far southwestern corner of Nikko city territory, in order to hike to ... more
Woodsman's Village
4401-1 Naka-Okorogawa, Nikko-shi, Tochigi, Japan
Phone: ☎ 0288-63-3324
Phone: ☎ 0288-63-3324
Woodsman's Village, 4401-1 Naka-Okorogawa, Nikko-shi, Tochigi, Japan (By Car: From Tokyo take Tohoku Highway to the Nikko Utsunomiya Toll Road about 2 and 1/2 ... more
