Shinkyo

The Shinkyo Bridge stands at the entrance to Nikko‘s shrines and temples.

The flow is the Daiya River.

Nearest bus stop : No.7 Shinkyo

Area : Central Nikko

Kanaya Hotel Rekishikan

The building opened as a guesthouse Kanaya Cottage Inn in 1872.

Isabella Bird (1831-1904) wrote “Unbeaten Tracks in Japan” which is documents of the journeys from Edo (Tokyo) to Hokkaido in 1878.
She stayed at Kanaya Cottage Inn and spent more than a week exploring Nikko.

Nearest bus stop : No.10 Kanaya Hotel Rekishikan

Area : Central Nikko

Senjugahama

Japanese primrose (Kurin-sou) will bloom in June.

You can visit here by Lake Chuzenji Cruise (Limited service to Senjugahama) or by the Oku Nikko low-emission bus.

Nearest bus stop : No.EV5 Senjugahama
Area : Oku Nikko

Yumoto Onsen

On Yunodaira Marsh (Yunodaira Shitsugen) , hot water bubbles up from the ground.

There are not only hotels but Onsenji, a Buddhist temple with a small hot spring bath open to the public.

Nearest bus stop : No.46 Yumoto Onsen

Area : Oku Nikko

Nikko Shinko Kyokai

The Nikko Shinko Church Chapel was designed by the American James McDonald Gardiner in 1914.

At that time Nikko was famous as a summer resort, the curch was built for summer visitors.
Gardiner loved Nikko and stayed with his family in Summer, too

Nearest bus stop : No.10 Kanaya Hotel Rekishikan

Area : Central Nikko

Nikko Renzan

Here is on the Dainichi-bridge spanning the Daiya river.

Especially in winter, you can see a nice view of snowcapped summit.

These mountains are collectively called the Nikko volcanic group.

Nearest bus stop : Asahi-chō, Daiyamukō

Area : Imaichi

Yayoisai

On April 13 through 17 every year, the Yayoisai Festival is held in Futarasan Shirine.
The festival began over 1,200 years ago to celebrate the beginning of the spring.

At Futarasan Shrine solemn festivals and mikoshi parades are held according to the traditional rituals.

For the main event, 11 floats representing a district decorated with pink flowers and paper lanterns　called hanayatai parade around the town.

Nearest bus stop : No.85 Taiyuin・FutarasanJinja-Mae、No.9 Nishi-Sasndō -Iriguchi

Area :Sannai

Kanman-ga-Fuchi

The clear stream of the Daiya river is runnnig swifty between huge rocks of various forms.
Along the path there are 74 moss-coverd stone statues of jizo (Buddhist Guardian Deity) wearing a red bib and cap are standing in a long line.

Here used to attract many people from Edo Period.
This is one of my collection of old picture postcards in Nikko.
You can see Jiunji Temple built in 1654 and a teahouse. Some jizo statues were washed away in fllod of 1902.

Nearest bus stop : No.10 Kanaya Hotel Rekisikan, G7 Kanman-ga-Fuchi・Bake-Jizo (Limited service)
Area : Central Nikko

Kirifuri Ice Arena

You can enjoy skating on the rink surrounded by mountains and also there is a indoor rink, too.

Not only skating, you can watch the ice hockey game here.
Nikko has a professional ice hockey team, the IceBucks.
The Kirifuri Ice Arena is the home of them.

When games are scheduled, you can go to the arena with shuttle bus from the Tobu Nikko station, or there is a route bus from December to March.

Nearest bus stop : No.111 Nikko Kirifuri Skating Center
Area : Kirifuri