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Nikko / Kinu River / Lake Chuzenji

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EDO WONDERLAND Nikko Edomura

4.0

678 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Karakura 470-2

This Edo-period theme park is located in Karakura, Nikko City. You’ll find authentic-feeling replicas of everything from merchant district to warrior homes, ninja villages, and many other areas inspired by Edo-period townscapes. There’s a facility where visitors can dress up as Edo-period townspeople and warriors, as well as a playhouse, restaurant, and Edo artisanal experiences, allowing them to truly feel like they’re in the Edo period. Many seasonal events are held as well.

Very good place. Who like samurai and ninja must visit here. Very recommended place to visit. You can change your clothes to become ninja or samurai or etc.
Tobu World Square

4.0

585 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Kinugawaonsenohara 209-1

You’ll find this theme park in Kinugawaonsen-ohara, Nikko City along National Route 121. There’s an exhibit featuring miniature versions of 102 famous structures throughout the world, including 46 World Heritage Sites, built at 1/25 the size. In addition to photo opportunities, you’ll find full-scale Statue of Liberty footprints and other features that allow you to compare the size of the miniature replicas.

2,800 yen for adults. Quite a big park to walk about and admire the mini sized architectures. There’s is winter illumination after sunset during autumn and winter. If you look close enough you will...
Ashio Copper Mine

4.0

130 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Ashiomachitsudou 9-2

The Ashio Copper Mine in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture was once the mining capital of Japan. It supplied the nation’s copper industry for about 400 years until closure. A portion of the mine is open to visitors, and a trolley train lets you tour the inside and learn about the mining industry through the ages, the history of the mines, and the mining process.

The Ashio Copper Mine is a theme park where visitors can comprehensively learn about the Ashio Copper Mine, which was once one of the largest copper mines in Japan. There are many such facilities...
Nikko Hanaichimonme

3.5

39 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Kosagoe Sakashita 800

This botanical garden is one of the largest north of the Kanto area. Its more than 13,000 square meter grounds blossom all year long with flowers representing around 600 varieties in some 8,000 planters. The garden also has a restaurant offering items such as its original begonia soft-serve ice cream. The flower-covered walls and ceilings of the restaurant create a space that has captured the imaginations of many of the park's visitors.

雨だったので屋根付きで濡れないのが助かったのと、お花が沢山並んでいて綺麗でした。ただ、小動物たちの飼育環境があまりにも酷く、うさぎを狭いゲージに3匹押し込まれている様子は可哀想で胸が痛みました。また、身体が糞で汚れて茶色くなっている子もいました。 100円で購入するにんじん、キャベツをあげましたが必死で食らい付いて取り合いをしている様子が飢えているようにも見えました。痩せてはいないとは思います...
Rinnoji Homotsuden

4.0

27 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2300 within Ring Oji temple

Nikkosan Rinnoji’s Homotsuden is next to the Sanbutsudo. This building houses approximately 30,000 temple treasures that represent Nikkozan’s more than 1,200-year history and the building contains many National Treasures, important cultural properties, and important works of art. In addition to the approximately 50 pieces that are always on display, visitors can also see paintings related to the Tokugawa family thanks to the cooperation of the Tokugawa Memorial Foundation. Visitors can also enter the Shoyoen Japanese garden located directly nearby.

輪王寺の宝物殿の南側に位置する日本庭園です。庭園へ行くには宝物殿に入る必要があり、宝物殿の入館料で、この庭園も利用することが出来ます。典型的な回廊式の庭園で、小径にはところどころに起伏があるため、庭園の様々な表情を楽しむことが出来ます。庭園としての規模はそれほど大きくないため、周遊するだけであれば20分程度で済みます。非常にきめ細かく手入れされており、輪王寺界隈は観光客が多いにも関わらず庭園の外...
Big Maze Palladium

4.0

24 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Karakura 465

This massive 3,500 square-meter maze is located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. There, visitors can earn prizes by completing a time trial or participate in a stamp rally inside of the maze. Due its location near attractions like Tobu World Square and Edo Wonderland, many tourists and families with children visit the maze.

Really fun maze. My daughter and I finished in about 40 minutes. She is 7 years old and had a blast. Not scary.
Nikko Botanical Garden

4.5

18 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Hanaishichou 1842

This botanical garden dedicated to botany educational and research is affiliated with the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science. The garden, which is open to the general public, features a wide variety of vegetation including alpine plants and tropical and subarctic plants. Visitors can enjoy the garden's cherry blossoms in spring and the fall foliage in the fall.

We liked this place. It has nice views of the rushing gorge, really pretty hogs and lake. This is more of a 90min wall through a forest than a garden. This was the third best place to view autumn...
Nikkou Strawberry Park

4.0

7 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Serinuma 3581

Located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, this strawberry farm lets you do some strawberry-picking from mid-December to early June. The varieties available for picking include Tochigi’s “Tochiotome”, the new variety “skyberry,” and “benihoppe” with its great balance of sweet and sour. Reservation required for picking, which is 30 minutes all-you-can-eat, and the house is stroller and wheelchair-accessible. Condensed milk is free of charge. Strawberries and strawberry jam are also available for purchase.

Once you visit this place, you’ll never be able to buy strawberries from American stores. It was a long bus ride for us (we live near Tokyo), but was well worth it. We went on a bus tour to Niko Edo...
Nikko Toshogu Museum

4.0

18 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2301 Sunlight in Toshogu Shrine

This museum exhibits artifacts such as the treasures of the enshrined deity Tokugawa Ieyasu, collections of precious objects and offerings from the Imperial court, Shogunate, and the Daimyo families, and festival equipment of the Imperial Palace. A detailed virtual reality video of the Yomei Gate and a program about how Tokugawa governed and ruled the nation are shown in the Toshogu Theater, and there is a café as well the displayed treasures. At this facility, visitors can deeply gain an understanding of Nikko Toshogu and Tokugawa Ieyasu. It is approximately ten minutes by car from “Nikko Interchange” on the Nikko Utsunomiya Road.

It has a rather small display, tastefully arranged.If you purchase the “passport”through the tourist office at the train station you enter free.We saved money by doing that, well worth it.The shrine...
NAOC Canyoning

5.0

21 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Kinugawaonsentaki 871-2

This leisure facility is where you can enjoy canyoning tour activities going down a canyon along with the flow of a river while taking in nature. The dynamic nature experience tour allows you to swim in the clear stream and get in a bedrock slide. It also operates rafting tours using boats.

It was really the best experience. The guides are friendly and comical. This experience is suitable for families, team building for companies, friends and individual who wants to experience the...
Nikko National Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi prefecture, Fukushima prefecture, Gunma prefecture

Established in December 1934 this is one of the first national parks in the country. It is home to many mountains such as Mt. Shirane, the highest mountain in the northern Kanto region, Mt. Nantai famous as a place of mountain worship, the active volcano Mt. Nasudake, the scenic landscapes of historic buildings and the majestic valley of the Kinugawa River basin are spectacular. Many tourists and mountain climbers visit when the autumn leaves change colors every year. There are several visitor centers and museums in the area which exhibits the ecosystems, nature and organisms of Nikko National Park, offers guided tours (some at a fee), and offers a snowshoe rental service during snow season (for a fee).
Nikko Natural Science Museum

4.0

10 Reviews

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Chugushi 2480-1

This museum located next to Kegon Falls and Lake Chuzenji features exhibits on subjects such as the natural origins and history of the Okunikko area. The exhibit area is divided into the natural exhibits hall which deals with the area's geography, zoology, etc. and the human exhibit hall which deals with the area's history. The museum also offers serves as an information center for the region that offers information on the area's nature, hiking courses, and other subjects. It also holds nature experiences and other events.

奥日光の魅力を発信するビジターセンター的な要素のある施設です。どちらかというと子ども向けの展示が多いようですが、華厳の滝の駐車場からすぐで、奥日光には数少ない室内の施設なので、雨の日にオススメです。いくつかの動物の剥製や、自然を模した展示、写真による動植物の紹介、13分ほどのシアター、奥日光の地形の紹介、男体山と赤城山の戦いの神話の紹介などの見所があります。
Nikko Saru Gundan

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Karakura 763

Visitors at this leisure facility can enjoy watching monkeys act in plays, do street performances, and more. It is famous for having produced Taro and Jiro, a trainer-monkey pair that was once the star of many TV commercials. In addition to the exhibit areas, the facility also a number of attractions where visitors can play with the monkeys. The area where visitors can take a photo while holding baby Japanese macaques is gaining popularity.
Kosugi Hoan Museum of Art, Nikko

3.5

7 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Sannai 2388-3

This art museum can be found along Prefectural Route 247 in Sannai, Nikko City. Hoan Kusugi, an honorary resident of Nikko City, was a prolific painter produced western and Japanese paintings, manga, illustrations, and more. In addition to his works, the collection also contains works by Gizo Yoshizawa, Hiroyuki Saito, Naoto Nakamura, Shunya Akiyama, and others. In addition to planned exhibitions, there are performances and rakugo comedy shows as well.

There was less than 50 paintings here and you couldnt take photos! Not many of the paintings were by kasugi hoan.
Ogurayama Fishing Pond Teahouse

4.5

2 Reviews

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Tochigi Nikko-shi Tokorono 2846-3

A tea house and fishing facility that's recognizable by its charming antique kominka house-like facade. It provides the chance to catch char and rainbow trout raised in the cool, clear water of Nikko. You can grill and eat your catch on the spot. Families and groups including children's group meetings can try catching fish by hand with a reservation. With rental fishing rods and bait available, it's a fun place for both children and adults. You might even get lucky and catch one of the big 60-centimeter fish.

小さいころから長期休みの時には必ずと言っていいほど来てました。自分が親になり子供ができまた休みを利用して来ています。朝一で行って釣った魚を食べて日光を観光して帰ります。家族６人多い時は50匹ほど釣ったこともあります。餌はいくら、練り餌、虫とありやはり虫の食いつきは良いですがぼーっとしてると虫もいなくなります。私的釣れるスポットは水が出ている付近です。家族連れ友達同士おススメです。魚も美味しいし空気...
Kinugawaonsen Auto Camping Ground

4.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Nikko-shi Kinugawaonsen Taki 1053

The camp site has good facilities, but the view is not that great. Is very close to road so you can here the cars and trucks all night. The ohfuro was comparatively OK. The camping ground is very...
Heike-no-sato

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Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Yunishigawa 1042

This is a historical theme park located in the Yunishigawa Onsen area of Nikko City, and is a recreated folk village to show the community lifestyle of the Heike’s ochiudo (defeated Heike people). Inside, the park is divided up into thatched-roof homes relocated from other areas, displays about folk-cultural properties such as tools with bamboo ladles as well as the genealogy and armor of the Heike, and places to purchase sweets and souvenirs. “Tochi mochi” and “oshiruko” are popular sweets featuring the Heike ochiudo flavors. During the “Heike Big Festival” in June, a procession of historical figures which look as though they were in a Heike picture scroll parade down a distance of nearly two kilometers.
One Play-it

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Tokorono 1550-73

This leisure facility located in Nikko City is where you can experience outdoor experiences such as hiking and shower climbing, and creative experiences including making candles and pottery. In the middle of the nature of Nikko, there are various events held where you can feel the four seasons with your entire body. In the winter, everyone from beginners can do winter leisure activities such as ice climbing and air boarding.
Time Trial Circuit Grande Isola

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Kosagoe 320-1

This go-kart track is located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. Kids are young as four can drive on the 365 meter-long time trial-style course. Kids five and over can also participate in their KIDS Racing School. The track also has a restaurant where visitors can enjoy a meal while watching the action on the circuit.
Suginamiki Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Segawa

This park in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture was built in order to protect Nikko Road Cedar Path, famous for being the world's longest path. The park also features a water wheel once used to make Japanese cedar incense sticks as well as the Old Ezure Family House, a historically valuable building and cultural heritage that was relocated to the park. The park is visited many tourists, especially during the fall foliage season.

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Tochigi Areas

Most visits to Tochigi revolve around Nikko, a small city home to the spectacular, lavishly decorated Toshogu Shrine and Nikko National Park with its mountains, lakes, waterfalls, onsen, and wild monkeys. Neighboring Oku-Nikko is an extension of the fantastic scenery famous for its autumn leaves, while Tochigi’s capital, Utsunomiya, is the only place in the world where you can find oya stone beautifully exhibited in temples and the Oya History Museum.