In Oku Nikko, Yumoto is hosting a snow candle making event every weekend in February. (Fridays and Saturdays) February 3, 4 February 10, 11 February 17, 18 February 24, 25 http://www.nikkoyumoto.com/winter2012/ http://www.nikkoyumoto.com/winter2012/pdf/kandoru.pdf
Along most of the main trail on the hiking paths of Senjogahara is a wonderful creek. During this hike we saw many ducks and various species of small birds. The plateaux is about 1400 meters above sea level. Tourist Nikko, JR Nikko and Tobu Nikko train stations are about 600 meters above sea level. By(…)
Along the path from Ryuzu Falls to Yuno Lake there are many views of Nantai Mountain. It can get really cold when you are hiking. The wind can gust over the moor / marshland at high speed since there are no trees to hold it back. Many people do walk the paths during the winter(…)
This is the village where the hostel is and the hostel is an even more remote location than what you see in the photograph. That is the only traffic signal in a radius of at least 10-15km. It’s at this intersection where you can choose to go toward Oku Nikko or toward Central Nikko or(…)