Activities Nikko’s Nishi-Rokuban Park Tomoko Kamishima Nikko's Nishi-rokuban Park (西六番園地) is the place where the clubhouse of the Tokyo Angling and Country Club (TACC) used to...
Culture 500 Yen Boat Ride, Tochigi City Stacy Kurokawa On a sunny Sunday morning in September our family went for a walk along the Uzuma River in Tochigi City and much to our delig...
Food C'est La Vie, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Rather Romantic French Restaurant and Bar in the Heart of Utsunomiya; enjoy high quality cuisine over drinks.
11 Activities Nikko's Narabi Jizo Statues Larry Knipfing Located in the Kanmangafuchi area of Nikko, these stone Jizo statues are lined up in front of a wall and stretch a hundred me...
8 Culture Nikko's Taiyu-in Temple/Mausoleum Larry Knipfing What attracted me most of all about Nikko's Taiyu-in is its location: Situated amongst hundreds of tall, old beautiful cedar ...
Culture Nikko’s Taiyu-in Mausoleum Tomoko Kamishima At Taiyu-in we can feel a deep and holy silence. If you hope to see the details of this wonderful temple at your own slow pa...
9 Activities Trekking Up Mount Oku-Shirane, Nikko Nicole Bauer My husband and I climbed Mount Oku-Shirane, also known as Nikko-Shirane (日光白根山), this summer. Starting from Yumoto Onsen...
Accommodation The Zen Hostel Bryan Baier The most accommodating hostel in a gorgeous location just outside Nikko
11 Accommodation The Kanaya Hotel in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima If you stay at the Kanaya Hotel, I recommend that you become an “early bird”. You will never forget the mystic view of the Sh...
9 Activities Nikko's Yuno-ko Lake in the Rain Larry Knipfing This story focuses on the beauty of Yuno-ko Lake. It was clean and pure and very, very quiet on this rainy day.
