This is our complete Nikko series in one place: every travel guide and hotel recommendation we have published for this mountain shrine town. Use it as your starting point, then explore each guide for the detail.

Nikko Travel Guides

• Nikko Travel Guide: Shrines, Mountains and Waterfalls — the overview and trip planner.
• Nikko Toshogu: The Shogun’s Golden Shrine
• Rinno-ji and Nikko’s Sacred Temple Complex
• Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Falls: Nikko’s Highlands
• The Shinkyo Bridge and Nikko Town

Where to Stay in Nikko

• Where to Stay in Nikko: Station and Town Hotels — convenient for the shrines.
• Where to Stay in Nikko: Lake Chuzenji and Okunikko — highland hot springs.

Planning Your Trip

Nikko rewards two days: the World Heritage shrines and the Shinkyo Bridge on the first, and the highland lakes and waterfalls on the second. An overnight stay, ideally up by Lake Chuzenji, lets you enjoy the mountains away from the day-trip crowds. Autumn is the most spectacular season. Together, the guides above cover everything you need to plan the trip.