Nikko, just 2 hours north of Tokyo by TOBU Railway’s TOBU Nikko Line, offers beautiful scenery in every season and rich traditional Japanese culture. The Nikko Mountains surround the Lake Chuzenji at an altitude of 4,164 ft and have been revered as a place of sacred mountain worship for over 1,200 years. About 400 years ago, Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543 -1616), the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate which
Tobu Railway Limited Express Revaty
Tobu Railway announces that they will operate a special middle-of-the-night train service, "Nikko Foliage Midnight Train," connecting Tobu Asakusa Station in Tokyo to Tobu Nikko Station in Tochigi Prefecture. The train departs from Asakusa at 11:45 pm. The entire journey, on the Limited Express Revaty train, takes 2.5 hours and arrives at Nikko Station at
5 underrated photogenic destinations in wintertime Nikko, Japan
Nestled on the edge of a national park, Nikko is a small town where travellers can experience a rare side of Japan where history and nature perfectly blend together in the heart of Tochigi Prefecture. In the early 8thcentury, Nikko was the backbone of Buddhist and Shinto worship in Japan. To this day it remains one of the country’s
Exciting activities await visitors to Nikko and Kinugawa Onsen this summer! This is a cultural and hot spring resort area, just two hours north of Tokyo along the Tobu Railway line.
SL Taiju Steam Locomotive
Tobu Railways will begin operating a daily, vintage steam locomotive service from late July. This nostalgic train called SL Taiju (https://www.tobu.co.jp/en/sightseeing/nikko_kinugaw
This spring, two luxury hotels are set to open, bringing new accommodation options to Nikko. Here, we introduce The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko, from the world-famous Ritz-Carlton group, set to open in May. In addition to international standards of service, the hotel will be the first Ritz-Carlton to feature a hot spring, providing guests with luxurious relaxation time.
Located within Nikko National Park, the hotel welcomes visitors to the Okunikko highlands with the brand’s first Japanese hot-spring experience
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. and Tobu Kogyo Co., Ltd. are opening a new pier, Embassy Villa Memorial Park Pier, for the Chuzenjiko Cruise trafficking Lake Chuzenji in Nikko on Saturday, June 1, 2019.
The new pier is about 170 meters from the Italian and British Embassy Villa Memorial Parks, you could easily access to the Embassy Villa Memorial Parks.
△Full view of the new pier E
Tobu Railway's massive network extends through Tokyo as well as four surrounding prefectures: Chiba, Saitama, Tochigi, and Gunma. With 463.3 kilometers of operating track, Tobu is Kanto's largest private railway and is used by commuters, students, business travelers, and tourists. Tobu Railways is one of many companies that is part of the Tobu Group, which also operates health clubs, golf courses, theme parks, and hotels. These include Tobu World Square, where the world's most famous structures are re-created at 1:25 scale; the Courtyard Marriott Ginza Tobu Hotel and the Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo, operated in partnership with the Marriott Group. The Tobu Group also develops and manages condominiums, housing developments, department stores, and various other properties along its railways and in Tokyo as well.
