Tochigi · Japan
The best of Nikko (2026)
Toshogu's gilded shrines, cedar forests, Kegon Falls and Lake Chuzenji.
Nikko is two hours north of Tokyo: the lavishly carved Toshogu shrine, the red Shinkyo Bridge, and lakes and waterfalls up the mountain at Okunikko.
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