Nikkō

4 attractions

Nikkō is a stop on 1 slow-travel rail route in this guide. Here is what to see and how to reach each sight on foot from the station.

Attractions in Nikkō

Shogun Ieyasu’s wildly ornate mausoleum, all gold, dragons and the three wise monkeys.

A lacquer-red arched bridge over the rushing Daiya at the entrance to the shrines.

Nikkō’s great temple, its hall of three gilded giant Buddhas rising over the cedars.

A 97-metre plume of Lake Chūzenji water plunging off a cliff, best from the base elevator.