Zen Hostel Shuttle
By Bus : Come and go as you like with the bus stop directly in front of the hostel.
Via Our Free Shuttle:
We have a free shuttle (after 3pm) from Fubasami station on the JR Nikko line or Shimogoshiro station on the Tobu Nikko Line. We can not pick up at Nikko station. In the morning the shuttle is only available to bring guests to the World Heritage area (Toshogu Shrine, Rinnoji Temple, Futarasan Shrine and Shinkyo Bridge).
If you stay at the hostel before the 3pm check-in, you need to call us the day before to set up your pick-up time.
If you visit the world heritage area before coming to the hostel, it is best to use the lockers at JR Nikko or Tobu Nikko stations. Lockers at the stations cost 300 yen for small and 700 yen for large. If the lockers are full, give you backpacks to the JR station attendant for ¥410 per bag.
JR Nikko bag storage
If you are transferring at Utsunomiya, try to call before you board the JR Nikko line (platform #5). Be careful, not every JR Nikko line train from Utsunomiya goes to JR Nikko. Some end at JR Kanuma station.
A 10yen phone call that lasts 20 seconds is all you need to let us know what train you are on. Within Japan call 080-1215-4018. Outside of Japan +81-80-1215-4018
From Narita Airport: http://zenhostel.jp/nikko/airport-bus-direct-to-and-from-nikko-area-utsunomiya.html
By Car:
Driving around Nikko by car is confusing if you reference travel guide books. Downtown Nikko is Imaichi and is 11km east of the World Heritage area (Shinkyo Bridge, Toshogu Shrine, Rinnoji Temple, Futarasan Shrine and Taiyuin Mausoleum) which is 2km uphill from the tourist area (around JR Nikko station and Tobu Nikko station).
So, street signs will have tourist Nikko one way and the World Heritage Area a somewhere else. Driving in Nikko, you’ll soon discover that it isn’t a small village, that it is the 3rd largest city in Japan according to land size with 12 train stations.
For GPS devices : 36.646609,139.649277
Zen Hostel on Google Maps and Google Places
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Zen Hostel Parking area near cherry blossoms, Nikko Japan
