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

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

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

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

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