As fall deepens, leaves gradually change color. The area served by the Tobu Group of course includes Nikko, famous for its autumn foliage, but there are numerous other wonderful destinations close to Tokyo suitable for enjoying seasonal spectacles, relaxing fresh air, traditional Japanese architecture and beautiful scenery.
Fall Colors Along the Aizu Railway, a Local Railway
The Aizu Railway
Nikko, in the outer reaches of the Tokyo Metropolitan region around two hours from the capital, is a historic city hosting World Heritage Sites. One of Japan’s most popular tourist destinations, the area is rich in seasonal beauty, particularly in fall, where the altitude is around 1400 meters, brings the fall colors earlier than elsewhere in the region. Below are some of the recommended areas wit
Tobu Railway (Head office: Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshizumi Nezu) is updating its passenger tickets exclusively for international tourists visiting the Nikko-Kinugawa Onsen area from July 1 (Sun), making them more straightforward, more convenient, and better-value.
Update Details
・NIKKO PASS all area
In addition to what is offered for the existing NIKKO ALL AREA PASS, this new p
Nikko has been famous in Japan for more than a century as a location for cooling off in summer, and even today visitors can enjoy the rich natural surroundings. During winter, good-quality water and traditional methods are used to make hard, highly transparent ice. At this time of year, as the height of summer approaches, visitors can enjoy shaved ice products made with this carefully-made natural
There are good-value passes to enjoy sightseeing spots along Tobu Railway, such as the world’s tallest tower TOKYO SKYTREE, and Nikko which is famous for world heritage temples and shrines!
Those Good-value passes can be purchased at ticket vending machines.
We will show you how to purchase the passes!
Get the good-value passes, and enjoy your trip to Tokyo and Nikko!
・Marugoto N
Nikko and Kinugawa, areas surrounded by rich natural scenery, allow visitors not only to experience World Heritage Sites, but also to enjoy rafting, canyoning and other water activities beginning from the early summer onwards. The Kinugawa River is particularly famous for the dynamic beauty of its natural river valley, where, from early summer, various water activities give visitors the opportunit
Located about two hours from Tokyo along the TOBU Railway line is the Nikko / Kinugawa Onsen area, home to world cultural heritage “Shrines and Temples of Nikko” and famous as one of Kanto's leading hot spring resorts. This summer has seen the arrival of many attractions one after another, including the steam locomotive "Taiju" and the "Nantai" pleasure boat, taking guests on trips around nature f
The steam locomotive ‘TAIJU’ will debut on August 10, 2017! This event has the historical aspect since the revival of the steam locomotive along Tobu Line is for the first time in this half-century. The steam locomotive ‘TAIJU’ makes you enjoy retro atmosphere of the period when the steam locomotive operates energetically.
The stage of the revival is Nikko-Kinugawa areas. Nikko is famous for it
The Lonely Planet guidebook for Nikko has finally been released!
Shrines and temples, nature, eating, festivals…
You can find out everything about Nikko!
Don’t miss it!
URL http://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/en/pdf/20161212discover.pdf
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. will begin a trial run of the “Hands-Free Travel Service” at Tobu Nikko Station on the Nikko Line in September 2016.
In this service, we receive the luggage of customers at Tobu Nikko Station and deliver it on the same day to the inn or hotel they will be staying at in and around Nikko, Lake Chuzenji, the Yumoto Hot Springs, the Kinugawa Hot Springs, and the Kawaji Hot
Tobu Railway is a major rail line running along a vast extent of Kanto regions, which
encompasses 5 prefectures; Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, and Gunma. Known as an
excellent choice for the trip to feel Japanese culture, there are many tourist attractions
along the Tobu Railway line such as the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo “Senso-ji Temple,”
the world's tallest free-standing broa
