Preparations for the Setsubun festival on Feb 2 are underway at the famed Rinnoji Temple in Niko. Fortune beans are being blessed for the bean throwing ritual known as 'mamemaki'. The centuries-old ...

Liang Jiayu, who was travelling in Japan with her husband, mother and aunt, said the family decided to stay in Kinugawa to enjoy the hot springs before travelling to Nikko, finding the quiet a ...

The bright red and yellow maple leaves have started to fall in Nikko, one of Japan's most scenic but elusive destinations. Nikko checks a lot of boxes on a visitor's list, from UNESCO World ...

The city of Nikko, in Tochigi Prefecture, lying around 120 kilometers north of Tokyo, is one of Japan's leading tourist destinations. Nikko includes many popular sites including the Nikko Toshogu ...

The Irohazaka slope winds through the fall foliage in this Nov. 1, 2020, file photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. (Mainichi/Kentaro Ikushima) UTSUNOMIYA ...

Japan’s hot springs are renowned for being the epitome ... offering comfort foods and drinks until late at night. Visit Nikko to see a UNESCO World Heritage national park with mountain ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--For a little bit ... Slowly frozen from mountain spring water, natural ice is finely formed and tastes clean. It is particularly popular among fans of shaved ice ...