Okunikko Guide
Short, practical guides to Okunikko (Oku-Nikko) for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
What Is Okunikko? Senjogahara, Lake Yunoko and the Ramsar Marsh
The Ramsar-listed highland wetlands at 1,400 m, how Senjogahara formed, Lake Chuzenji and the falls, giant trees, bears and emergency numbers.
When and Where Can You See the Autumn Leaves in Okunikko?
The Nikko tourism association's color forecasts for Odashirogahara, Yunoko, Senjogahara, Lake Chuzenji and Iroha-zaka, plus peak traffic hours and early morning sights.
How Do You Get to Okunikko and Avoid the Iroha-zaka Jam?
Trains from Tokyo to Nikko, buses to Lake Chuzenji, when the one-way Iroha-zaka roads jam, the detours the tourism association suggests and the hybrid bus rule.