Visit Japan Web invites you to explore Nikko, a town situated at the gateway to Nikko National Park. It is a must-go city for tourists who visit japan. It is  renowned for Toshogu, Japan’s most ornately adorned shrine and the tomb of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Prior to the construction of Toshogu in the 1600s, Nikko had been a focal point for Shinto and Buddhist mountain worship for numerous centuries. Today, people can still enjoy mountainous vistas, lakes, waterfalls and hot springs in Nikko National Park.

At the end of March and the beginning of April, the ancient Nikko Kaido road between Utsunomiya City and Nikko is lined with a 16-kilometer-long cherry blossom corridor, which is incredibly beautiful. Tourists usually take a bus between the two cities to admire the flourishing cherry blossoms. Or you can rent a car and stop anytime to take beautiful photos.

Nikko and the Okunikko area around Lake Chuzenji are particularly famous for their stunning autumn foliage. Typically, the colors begin to appear from the higher elevations of Yumoto Onsen in early October. It peaks around Lake Chuzenji and the Irohazaka road in mid to late October. Then it reach the town of Nikko in the first half of November.

While in the city, you must not miss out on Nikko’s specialty snack – Yuba. Yuba is a soy-based food with a history of several hundred years in Buddhist cuisine. The locals pair it with almost everything. For example ramen, sushi and rice cakes.

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