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British Embassy Villa Memorial Park

Former villa of the British Embassy which was used as a summer residence until 2008. It was donated…

Ryuzu Waterfall

Ryuzu Waterfall (竜頭ノ滝, Ryūzu no Taki) is located a short distance from the northern shore of Lake Chuzenji.…

Senjogahara Marshland

The Senjogahara Marshland (戦場ヶ原, Senjōgahara) is an area of four square kilometers north of Lake Chuzenji popular as…

Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls (華厳の滝, Kegon no Taki) is a 97-meter high waterfall to the east of Lake Chuzenji and…

Lake Chuzenji

Lake Chuzenji (中禅寺湖, Chūzenjiko) lies to the west of Nikko town in the Okunikko region. The small onsen…

Shinkyo Bridge

The Shinkyo Bridge (神橋, Shinkyō) is the first structure visitors see before they enter the area of Nikko’s…

Irohazaka & Akechidaira Observation Deck

Two winding roads that connect Nikko and Okunikko

Tenkaisan Oya Temple

Buddhist temple famous for a 4-meter high statue of Senju Kannon

Oya History Museum

A former mining site for Oya Stone which is now a museum

Nanzenji

Nanzenji Temple (南禅寺, Nanzen-ji) is a temple in the eastern part of Kyoto which dates back to the…

Nishiki Market

A 400-meter long shopping arcade known colloquially as Kyoto’s Kitchen

Koganezaki Park

Nature park on the western coastline of Izu Peninsula famous for its sunsets and viewpoints from which Mount Fuji can be seen on a clear day. The park is also famous for Horse Rock, a rock with a straight diagonal ridge and small patch of vegetation on the top which looks—with a bit of imagination—like the head of a horse.