Hiking in Nikko ranges from one-hour valley walks to two-day summit expeditions, across 26 trails and four difficulty grades — all reachable from Earth Hostel Nikko Riverhouse in the mountains of southern Nikko. Highlights include the sacred 2,486 m Nantai (first climbed by Shodo Shonin, the monk who founded Nikko), the Senjogahara boardwalk, Lake Chuzenji shore hikes, and remote peaks like Nyoho and Shirane. Best from spring to late autumn.
Hiking
Nikko
Japan
From one-hour valley walks to two-day summit expeditions — all trails accessible from our base in the mountains of Nikko.
Earth Hostel
Nikko Riverhouse
Every trail on this page is reachable from our hostel in Okorogawa village, in the mountains of Nikko. We run a free shuttle to Tobu Nikko Station or (JR) Nikko Station each morning. No curfew means early alpine starts are never a problem. The river is right outside the door for when you get back.
- Free shuttle out to Nikko Station 6–10 AM — evening pickups bring you back
- No curfew — come back from the trail, share dinner, stay up late
- 20 minutes to 1 hour from most trailheads by bus from Nikko Station
- Private group shuttle — we can drop you at one trailhead and collect you at another, so point-to-point hikes that buses can’t do become easy. See our tours & shuttle
- Swim in the Kurokawa River — mornings before the trail or when you get back
- Open spring to late autumn — peak hiking season
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