🍁🌉🏰🚗🍂 Nikko's Ultimate One-Day Tour Guide

🍁🌉Mid-October has arrived, and it's time for the autumn foliage season in Nikko! Let's plan a trip to see the red leaves!🚗🍂 Shin-kyo Bridge🚗🍂 Visiting Time: 15 minutes 🍁🌉Introduction: A vermillion wooden bridge over the Otawa River, it's the only way to get to Toshogu Shrine and is one of Japan's three strange bridges, considered a sacred symbol. (When I visited, I saw a bride and groom in traditional white attire taking photos here.)🍁🌉 🍁🌉Nikko Toshogu Shrine Visiting Time: 45 minutes🚗🍂 🍁🌉Introduction: A UNESCO World Heritage site, the shrine enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu, known for its gorgeous architecture and exquisite carvings. The "Three Wise Monkeys" and the "Sleeping Cat" carvings are the treasures of this shrine.🚗🍂 🍁🌉Second Irohazaka Mountain Road🚗🍂 Visiting Time: 45 minutes (viewed from the car) 🍁🌉Introduction: A winding mountain road connecting Nikko City and Lake Chuzenji, with 48 turns, it's a filming location for Initial D. In autumn, you can enjoy the beautiful red leaves along the way. If you have a two-day itinerary, you can stop at the Akechidai Observatory to overlook the Kegon Falls.🚗🍂 🍁🌉Lake Chuzenji Visiting Time: 30 minutes🚗🍂 🍁🌉Introduction: A high-altitude lake at about 1269 meters, formed by a volcanic eruption 15,000 years ago. The lake water is clear, surrounded by magnificent natural scenery, especially famous for its autumn red leaves.🚗🍂 🍁🌉Chuzenji Temple 🍁🌉Visiting Time: 45 minutes🚗🍂 🍁🌉Introduction: Located by Lake Chuzenji, founded in 784 AD, it is a branch temple of Nikko's Rinno-ji, known for enshrining a 6-meter-high Thousand-Armed Kannon statue. 🍁🌉Kegon Falls Visiting Time: 30 minutes 🍁🌉Introduction: One of Japan's three famous waterfalls, located next to Lake Chuzenji in Nikko City, it plummets vertically from a cliff about 97 meters high, with a majestic presence. The waterfall has different scenery in each season, especially the autumn red leaves and winter ice waterfalls are breathtaking.🚗🍂 🍁🌉Personal Food Recommendations by Coke Biscuit🚗🍂 🍁🌉Most shops are on the street from JR Nikko Station to Shin-kyo Bridge, so you can eat and drink while walking and shopping.🚗🍂 🍁🌉If you plan to visit Nikko, it's recommended to split it into two days, so you won't be too rushed and can save about 3 hours of travel time. 🚗🍂 🍁🌉The extra time can be used to experience the Akechidai cable car and the Chuzenji Lake cruise. Another day can be spent on the Kinugawa route, where you can also see the red leaves of the first Irohazaka Mountain Road. The next guide will detail this.🚗🍂 #HiddenGemsOnlyLocalsKnow #TravelGuide #JapanFreeTravel #TravelByCar #SelfDriving #AutumnLeaves #Nikko