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Yomeimon at Toshogu
Nikko is a town at the entrance to Nikko National Park, most famous for Toshogu, Japan's most lavishly decorated shrine and the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Nikko had been a center of Shinto and Buddhist mountain worship for many centuries before Toshogu was built in the 1600s, and Nikko National Park continues to offer scenic, mountainous landscapes, lakes, waterfalls, hot springs, wild monkeys and hiking trails.
Nikko and the Okunikko area around Lake Chuzenji, in particular, are well known for their beautiful autumn colors (koyo). In the average year the colors start descending from the higher elevations of Yumoto Onsen in early October, are best around Lake Chuzenji and the Irohazaka road in mid to late October and reach the town of Nikko in the first half of November.
Nikko is located along Japan's Romantic Road.
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Attractions
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Central Nikko (Town)
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Lavish mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
User rating: 92/100 (247 votes)
Visited by: 419 users
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Mausoleum of Iemitsu, Ieyasu's grandson.
User rating: 91/100 (97 votes)
Visited by: 167 users
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Nikko's most important temple.
User rating: 86/100 (191 votes)
Visited by: 315 users
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Former Nikko residence of the Imperial Family.
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Visited by: 1 user
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Dedicated to Nikko's sacred mountains.
User rating: 87/100 (171 votes)
Visited by: 292 users
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Sacred bridge at the entrance to Nikko's shrines.
User rating: 78/100 (11 votes)
Visited by: 19 users
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Research garden of the University of Tokyo.
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Visited by: 6 users
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Atmospheric walking trail through a groge.
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Visited by: 3 users
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Okunikko (National Park)
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Lake at the foot of Mount Nantai.
User rating: 85/100 (155 votes)
Visited by: 264 users
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Hot spring resort in the national park.
User rating: 83/100 (41 votes)
Visited by: 86 users
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Idyllic marshland with nice hiking trails.
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Visited by: 3 users
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Nikko's most famous waterfall.
User rating: 80/100 (7 votes)
Visited by: 17 users
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Waterfall famous for its autumn colors.
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Visited by: 6 users
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Nearby Attractions
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Hot spring resort with theme parks near Nikko.
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Visited by: 15 users
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Accommodation
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Okunikko Konishi Hotel
A resort style onsen hotel along the Yuno-ko Lake in Oku Nikko, which is blessed with natural resources.
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Tours and Packages
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Nikko Tours
Various tours and travel packages for Nikko and surroundings.
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Popularity of Nikko:
Users who have been to Nikko: 648
Most visited: Ranked 12th out of 113 destinations
Ratings for Nikko:
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