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Ekikara Hiking (Hiking from the Station) events are one-day events starting from stations throughout the eastern Japan area that anyone can participate in easily. They consist of hiking while experiencing the historical buildings and abundant nature of the areas around the stations. Participation is free of charge. Participation in the Ekikara Hiking event is very simple! All you need to do is apply through this website and then go to the reception counter at the hiking spot on the day of the event!
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| It is also possible to join the hike on the day of the event but a prior application is more convenient! | English-speaking staff is available to help you! | English maps are also available. A wonderful free gift is included! Customers who make a reservation through the Internet will receive another wonderful free gift as well! |
There are no time limits, etc. Please enjoy the hiking in your own way! |
Hiking from Nikko Station is a limited-period hike, available on any day of your choosing from Saturday, May 11 to Sunday, May 26, 2013. There is no participation fee, and it would make a wonderful memory of your trip to Japan. You can just turn up on the day if you like.
| Date | Saturday, May 11 to Sunday, May 26, 2013 |   Original Can Badge & Hiking Map (English Translation) |
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| Application Time | 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | |
| Nearest Station | JR Nikko/Tobu Nikko Station |
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| Reception Area | Tobu Nikko Station Information Counter |
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| Walking Time | Approx. 2 hours (excluding time looking round the sites) | |
| Walking Distance | Approx. 7 km | |
| Tour Fee | Free of charge | |
| Lunch | Feel free to bring your own lunch. | |
| Guide | This is not a guided tour. You can walk around there freely with a map. |
Points to Note:
- You will be Walking for about 2 hours so please wear sturdy clothes and shoes, etc. on the hike.
- The event will still take place even if it is raining on the day. In the event of rain please bring your rain gear with you.
- Please take all of your trash home with you. Thank you for your cooperation.
- On the course, entrance fees are charged at Kosugi Hoan Museum of Art, Nikko (during the event period, this museum is closed on Monday, May 13 and Monday, May 20, 2013), the shrines and temple (Nikko Toshogu Shrine, Nikkozan Rinnoji Temple, and Nikko Futarasan Shrine), and Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park. If you show your Can Badge at the reception desk, you get a discount on your entrance fee to Kosugi Hoan Museum of Art, Nikko and Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park.
[Entrance fee for Kosugi Hoan Museum of Art, Nikko]
- Adults: 700 yen → 630 yen
- University students: 500 yen → 450 yen
- Under the age of 18 → Free
[Entrance fee for Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park]
- Adults: 500 yen → 400 yen
- Schoolchildren: 250 yen → 200 yen
[Entrance fee for the shrines and temple]
- Adults: 1,000 yen
- High school students: 600 yen
- Schoolchildren: 400 yen
* Deadline for advanced reservations: 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013
* You will be given your free gift at the reception counter on the day of the hike.
* There are only a limited number of Nikko Line Towels available. Kindly be aware that they may be replaced by another free gift if we run out of them.
Note: Please fill out the application form using English. The contact e-mail will be in English only. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please understand that we cannot respond to replies sent to this address.
We have planned a course that takes in the World Heritage Shrines and Temple of Nikko and that is rich in the fresh green of the season. Get a sense of Japanese history while enjoying the beauty of Nikko's spring foliage.
This wooden station building was opened in 1890. The building was constructed using "Oyaishi", giant slabs of stone originated in Utsunomiya city. This architecture is famous for its lingering romantic atmosphere of the Meiji era.
This museum aims to introduce the works of Hoan Kosugi, an honorary citizen of Nikko, whose art takes "the love of nature" as its central theme, and to explore various cultural phenomena in contemporary Nikko, the environment which nurtured this artist.
* Kosugi Hoan Museum of Art, Nikko will be closed on Monday, May 13 and Monday, May 20, 2013 during the event period.
[Announcement]
The entrance fee will be discounted if you show your Can Badge at the reception desk.
- Adults: 700 yen → 630 yen
- University students: 500 yen → 450 yen
- Under the age of 18 → Free
Based on the ancient culture of mountain worship, the three mountains of Nikko (Mt. Nantai, Mt. Nyoho, Mt. Taro) were seen as spirits of Shinto deities, and three Buddhist images equivalent to the deities were dedicated here. Those three Buddhist images are Thousand Armed Avalokiteshwara (Mt. Nantai), Amitabha (Mt. Nyoho) and Hayagriiva (Mt. Taro) respectively. The principal images now open to public in the Sanbutsudo Hall are from the early part of the Edo period. It is said that the finest techniques of the era were used, and that those wooden seated Buddhist statues are some of the best in Japan.
In the next year of the death of Ieyasu Tokugawa (1617), the founder and first Shogun of the Edo Shogunate, the building of the Shinto shrine was constructed, and the Tosho-daigongen, a Shinto deity status was conferred to the shrine from the Imperial Court. Nikko is located almost directly due north of the capital at that time of Japan, Edo, and was seen as an unmoving "North Star" that would protect permanent peace and security of the Tokugawa Shogunate and Japan.
The "Small Shrine" that Great Shogun Ieyasu desired was soon transformed into this splendid symbol of peace that we see today by the 3rd Shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa, as a mark of his respect and affection for Ieyasu Tokugawa.
The "Small Shrine" that Great Shogun Ieyasu desired was soon transformed into this splendid symbol of peace that we see today by the 3rd Shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa, as a mark of his respect and affection for Ieyasu Tokugawa.
Feeling the divine spirit in Mt. Futara, the Priest Shodo built the Shihonryuji Temple on the north bank of the Daiyagawa river, and the building of Hongu Shrine was the beginning of the Futarasan Shrine. Chugushi was built on the north bank of Lake Chuzenji, half way up Mt. Futara, and those have comprised the shrine as it is today.
This is the largest of the imperial villas that were constructed in the Meiji Period (1868-1912). Measured in floor space, it is one of the largest wooden buildings in Japan.
[Announcement]
The entrance fee will be discounted if you show your Can Badge at the reception desk.
- Adults: 500 yen → 400 yen
- Schoolchildren: 250 yen → 200 yen
Click here for information about Nikko
* Deadline for advanced reservations: 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013
* You will be given your free gift at the reception counter on the day of the hike.
* There are only a limited number of Nikko Line Towels available. Kindly be aware that they may be replaced by another free gift if we run out of them.
Note: Please fill out the application form using English. The contact e-mail will be in English only. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please understand that we cannot respond to replies sent to this address.
From Tokyo Station
| Tokyo | Tohoku Shinkansen, Yamabiko No.127 | Tohoku Shinkansen, Yamabiko No.53 | |
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| dep. | 8:08 | 8:40 |
| Utsunomiya | arr. | 9:01 | 9:29 |
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| JR Nikko Line | JR Nikko Line | ||
| dep. | 9:12 | 9:57 |
| JR Nikko | arr. | 9:54 | 10:42 |
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From Shinjuku/Ikebukuro/Urawa/Omiya
| Nikko No.1 (A reservation is needed for all seats on the train) |
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| Shinjuku | dep. | 7:30 |
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| Ikebukuro | dep. | 7:36 |
| Urawa | dep. | 7:54 |
| Omiya | dep. | 8:02 |
| Tobu Nikko | arr. | 9:29 |
Note: JR Nikko Station is less than a 3-minute walk from Tobu Nikko Station.
More information about the Tohoku Shinkansen
Nikko limited express information
Nikko limited express timetable
| Limited time offer! JR EAST PASS SPECIAL is on sale at a special price. Enjoy travel to EasternJapan area with one pass. | If you are in the East Japan area we recommend the JR EAST PASS which offers unlimited rides with no extra charges! | For 8,000 yen, the "Free Pass" allows you to take a reserved seat in a normal car of the Shinkansen and limited express trains for three days as many times as you like. |
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* Deadline for advanced reservations: 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013
* You will be given your free gift at the reception counter on the day of the hike.
* There are only a limited number of Nikko Line Towels available. Kindly be aware that they may be replaced by another free gift if we run out of them.
Note: Please fill out the application form using English. The contact e-mail will be in English only. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please understand that we cannot respond to replies sent to this address.