Suginamiki Park is Nikko’s UNESCO-listed cedar avenue u2014 400-year-old trees up to 40 m tall lining 35 km of historic road. Free, year-round, and walkable or cycleable from Earth Hostel in 30 minutes.
Ganman-ga-Fuchi is a free lava rock walk along the Daiya River in Nikko — 20–30 minutes through cedar forest past a row of moss-covered Bakejizo ghost statues. Uncrowded, atmospheric, and walkable from the shrines.
Autumn leaves Nikko Japan 2015
a bike ride away is this surreal swimming area.
Ryuzu Waterfall (Dragon’s Head) is Nikko’s most photographed waterfall and the hiking hub for Senjogahara, Takayama, and Lake Sai. In October koyo season it’s the single most dramatic view in Nikko National Park.
Yamanaka Yana : Only open in the summer, 600m east of the hostel is Yana Yamanaka, which is…
If you are planning to go to western Nikko to visit…