Activities Ko-Maruyama Hiking Course in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Mt. Ko-Maruyama is located within Nikko’s Kirifuri-kogen highlands. This course is very slippery year round. But the splendid...
Culture Modern Mashiko Ceramics Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim Bergström Mashikoyaki, or Mashiko ware, is one of Japan's most famous pottery types. A special event at the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic A...
Nightlife Nasu-shiobara's 1988 Cafe Shozo Selena Hoy Cafe, clothing shop, coffee accoutrements, attached music venue
Food Honke Yamabiko Restaurant Mandy Bartok Try Nikko's specialty dish of yuba at Honke Yamabiko Restaurant, steps from the entrance to Toshogu Shrine
National Park Resort Village, Nikko Masato Kitamura There are 37 National Park Resort Villages, also called Kyukamura Hotels, in Japan, and as the name suggests they are all sit...
Food Honke Yamabiko Restaurant - Nikko Todd Wojnowski Honke Yamabiko is a wonderful noodle shop conveniently located next to the World Heritage shrines and temples in Nikko. Stop ...
Activities Senjo-ga-hara Marshlands in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima In autumn, a variety of rich and beautiful colors gradually appear in Nikko's Senjo-ga-hara marshlands.
New Year’s Day in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima New Year’s Day in Nikko: The wide approach to Tosho-gu Shrine was full of people paying the first visit of the year to the sh...
Accommodation Hotel Shikisai, Lake Chuzenji Nicole Bauer A real Japanese experience: traditional accommodation, kaiseki cuisine (traditional Japanese multi-dinner course) and a nice ...
Activities Lake Chuzenji to Akechidaira Hike Nicole Bauer A short hiking trail that offers breath-taking views across Lake Chuzenji, the Kegon Falls and the famous Irohazaka winding r...
Culture Nikko's Venerable Futara-san Shrine Larry Knipfing Futara-san Shrine is quiet and lovely, sitting just in front of Lake Chuzen-ji, and at the base of Mt. Nantai.
Activities Motegi Michi no Eki Stacy Kurokawa Michi no Eki, or Japanese road stations, have become quite popular. In Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, find good ice-cream, see t...
Food Patisserie Merci, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Merci Patisserie: While not far west of downtown Utsunomiya, in Tochigi Prefecture, this cake shop embraces and showcases cou...
Activities Hiking in Yaita Megan Page Hiking along the beautiful turquoise waters of the Sukan river in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture
Activities Tochigi Prefectural Bldg Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa At the top of Kencho, 15F, you can dine at Jyugoya, the Japanese restaurant, for Y1,000. Lunch is 11 to 4, coffee time 2:30 t...
