Nikko National Park
Offers plenty of hiking opportunities. national route 120 heads from the center of town into the park, passing mt. nantai and lake chuzenji ä¸ç¦ å¯ºæ¹ chuzenji-ko on its way to the senjogahara plateau, where the gods of mt. nantai and mt. akagi are said to have battled for possession of lake chuzenji - with several animal and insect transformations and archery experts involved in mt. nantai's eventual victory. there's a 6.3km walking course of the plateau; allow a little over two and a half hours. lake chuzenji itself is surrounded by hiking trails ranging from 4.6km an hour and a half to 19.7km six hours. the area is sometimes called oku-nikko 奥æ¥å oku-nikko, meaning "inner nikko". route 120 then crosses over the yukawa river and passing the yudaki falls, lake yunoko and the yumoto spa and ski slopes to the northwest of the city, eventually reaching mt. shirane and lakes kirikomi and karikomi, which have their own walking courses. once inside the park, special "low-pollution hybrid" buses run from a depot at akanuma, near the yukawa river and the ryuzu falls, to the nature preserve at senjugahama, on the western shores of lake chuzenji. parking is free at akanuma, but the road to senjugahama is closed to all other vehicles.
Mt. Nantai
National Route 120 heads from the center of town into the park, passing Mt. Nantai and Lake Chuzenji ä¸ç¦ å¯ºæ¹ Chuzenji-ko on its way to the Senjogahara Plateau, where the gods of Mt. Nantai and Mt. Akagi are said to have battled for possession of Lake Chuzenji - with several animal and insect transformations and archery experts involved in Mt. Nantai's eventual victory. There's a 6.3km walking course of the plateau; allow a little over two and a half hours. Lake Chuzenji itself is surrounded by hiking trails ranging from 4.6km an hour and a half to 19.7km six hours. The area is sometimes called Oku-Nikko 奥æ¥å Oku-Nikko, meaning "Inner Nikko".
Route 120 then crosses over the Yukawa River and passing the Yudaki Falls, Lake Yunoko and the Yumoto spa and ski slopes to the northwest of the city, eventually reaching Mt. Shirane and Lakes Kirikomi and Karikomi, which have their own walking courses.
Once inside the park, special "low-pollution hybrid" buses run from a depot at Akanuma, near the Yukawa River and the Ryuzu Falls, to the nature preserve at Senjugahama, on the western shores of Lake Chuzenji. Parking is free at Akanuma, but the road to Senjugahama is closed to all other vehicles.
Mt. Nakimushi
A short walk south from the center of town will get you on a strenuous but rewarding hiking trail to the summit of Mt. Nakimushi é³´è«å±± Nakimushiyama. Allow a few hours for a return trip.
Akagane Shinsui Koen
Adventurous hikers might want to take the city bus to MatÅ, down National Route 122 in the far southwestern corner of Nikko city territory, in order to hike to Akagane Shinsui Koen Copper Hydro Park, billed as Japan's Grand Canyon, as pollution has killed all the trees and left the valley bare. The infamous Ashio copper mine was located nearby. See Kiryu for details.
Woodsman's Village
Woodsman's Village is a place in the beautiful hills of Nikko, where one can rent a log cabin for a certain length of time to stay in. Also, there is an option for renting a barbecue grill.