This tour is the most valuable guided tour in Nikko. I will meet you at JR Utsunomiya station and we'll go to JR Nikko on the Nikko Line.
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JR Utsunomiya station
Toshogu Shrine
Taiyuin Mausoleum
Futarasan Shrine
Shinkyo Bridge
Kammangafuchi Abbey
Tamozawa Imperial villa memorial park
JR Utsunomiya station
This tour is the most valuable guided tour in Nikko. I will meet you at JR Utsunomiya station and we'll go to JR Nikko on the Nikko Line.
On the way to Nikko, you will be informed well enough about the area to understand the general history of Nikko.
After arriving at JR Nikko station, we'll take the bus to Shinkyo (sacred bridge), then we'll walk to Rinouji temple (Sambutsudo Hall) which is currently not worth paying the admission fee to look inside due to the renovations taking place.
Passing through Sambutsudo Hall we'll then head for the Toshogu shrine.
We can see the 5 story pagoda, stone torii, famous carving of three monkeys, sleeping cat, Karamon gate, the worship hall, and so on. Unfortunately Yomeimon gate is under also renovation so the gate will be covered up.
Then we'll go to Futarasan shrine and Taiyuin Mausoleum. We'll have a light lunch at Hayashiya noodle and rice bowl restaurant.
After lunch we walk to Kammangafuchi abbey where there are 100 stone images of Jizo which are covered by moss.
Finally we'll walk up the hill and reach Tamozawa Imperial villa memorial park. You can get a feeling of what the imperial family was like.
Then we'll take the bus to JR Nikko station and back to your destination via JR Utsunomiya. I will say goodbye to you there.
I strongly believe you will be satisfied with the contents of this tour. Hope you are good walkers!
8 hours guide fee
Transportation fee for the guide
JR train tickets Utsunomiya/Nikko round trip 1,520 yen (N/A for JR pass holders)
The World Heritage Bus 500 yen
Admission fees (Toshogu-shrine 1,300 yen, Taiyuin-mausoleum 550 yen, Tamozawa Imperial memorial park 500 yen)
Lunch
If you want to enjoy Nikko, please think about staying Nikko or Utsunomiya, I will take you around the night tour if you stay in Utsunomiya.
A friendly and accommodating guide. Informative and energetic. Much fun. Thank you Jack for a wonderful day. We couldn’t do everything you had planned but we enjoyed every moment. Really worth the experience.
Thank you for being with me your last day in Japan. Hope you come back to Nikko someday and stay more time. Have a nice flight back to Switzerland!
Nikko is a special place and it was very easy to travel there because of JR passes and meeting Jack at the Utsunomiya station. Great day trip, Jack was flexible and we adopted due to situation and time. Nice, calm and full day, thanks!
We had a great experience in Nikko. We had decided to Greedy Nikko Tour with jack. This was a combination of Nature and culture. Jack, not only speaks excellent english, but also can manage the time well. He is extremely accommodating and is a fabulous guide. We had a great time. Greedy for more Nikko, thanks to Jack!
Thank you Narayan. I enjoyed a whole day today. Nice weather, nice people. Hope enjoy the rest of your trip!
It absolutely poured while in Nikko, yet Jack managed to find a way to make our day there special nonetheless. He was extremely knowledgeable about the history, kind and an absolute pleasure to spend a day with. A very big thank you again for such a special day.
Thank you for your compliment. All cherry blossoms are gone but a lot of flowers are everywhere. I'm glad you enjoyed the day. I enjoyed walking with your beautiful girls who behaved very well.