Italian Embassy Villa Main Building — Attraction in Nikko

Welcoming place, Beautifully well maintained. The design of the villa is Piece of art of immersive approach to architecture into nature. You really feel that you are part of the surroundings nature. Remarkable Craftsmanship also in the construction can be noticed looking at small details of how pieces are joint together

There’s a nice little room to have a coffe Don’t miss the cacao cookies!

There’s toilet of course

I suggest you flip the pages of the phot book about Nikko. Absolutely beautiful and intense pictures.

You can summon your inner peace very easily here. I’ve stayed in the veranda watching outside, without trying to find anything.

It’s not necessary to have the excuse of a nice and quite ambience to feel peace within, but it’s important to find this peace agin and agin to not forget...

Learning about Italian embassy villa from historical photos /books / archives is such a surprise : foreigners had enjoyed this beautiful lake territory since 1800's such as Tokyo Anglers and Country Club for golfing, yachting even trout fishing , all planned and organised by foreigners in its hey day. Most remnants are gone but this villa is one of the few lasting legacies of the robust expat life for diplomats and...

Pleasant place. It's obvious how this was popular among the ambassadors. Especially during the summer when Tokyo would be really warm. So, 300 Yen gets you a place to sit and watch the lake. The house itself can be walked around but the highlight is the lounge with the lake view. During autumn and winter, the heated lounge makes a lovely spot to have a head...