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Long time no see!

14/08/2019 by nikkobase Leave a Comment

Are you enjoying the holidays in Nikko? Would you like to have a delicious breakfast but not sure where to go?

Cottage Inn Restaurant & Bakery at Kanaya Hotel History House offers 4 different options made with local ingredients and freshly baked bread from Kanaya Hotel Bakery.

It is located about a ten minute walk from Shinkyo Bridge, and it stands next to the Kanaya Hotel History House – a historic landmark newly opened to the public in March 2015.

It is open from 9 am to serve tasty breakfast sets including eggs (fried or scrambled), bacon, toast, quiche, juice and coffee or tea (free refill).

Address: 1-25 Honcho, Nikko City, Tochigi Pref. 321-1434

Phone: +81-288-50-1873

Website: http://nikko-kanaya-history.jp/en/restaurant/

Access: From JR or Tobu Nikko Station take a bus bound for Chuzenji or Yumoto and get off at “Kanaya Hotel Rekishikan” Bus Stop.

Ryuou Festival

30/06/2019 by nikkobase Leave a Comment

This Summer festival consists of solemn Shinto rituals on the Ryuokyo Valley, along with vibrant mikoshi (portable shrine) parade and fireworks in the Kinugawa – Kawaji Onsen.

“Onna-taru-mikoshi” (Sake barrels carried exclusively by women) is the start of Ryuou Festival, with a fascinating atmosphere.

It brings one of the greatest summer spectacles to the area, so don’t miss it!

Where? Kinugawa Onsen

When? July 26 (Fri) and 27 (Sat) from 18:00 to 22:00

The Journey to Japanese Scenery in The Woodblock Printings

27/06/2019 by nikkobase Leave a Comment

If you are interested in Woodblock Printing, you shouldn’t miss this Exhibition.

Woodblock printing in Japan is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books. The Japanese water-based inks provide a wide range of vivid colors, glazes, and transparency.

This exhibition is a group of works created by a large number of painters, centered on the new prints of Hiroshi Yoshida and Kawase Yusui. From their point of view, it will follow the landscape beauty of Japan and the new movement of woodcuts from Taisho to the early Showa era.

When: From July 13, 2019 to September 8

Where: Kosugi Hoan Museum Of Art, Nikko

Website: http://www.khmoan.jp/index.html

Sugi-senko (Japanese cedar incense sticks)

24/06/2019 by nikkobase Leave a Comment

Tochigi prefecture has several traditional craft products, and one of them is Sugi-senko, Japanese cedar incense sticks.

It is said that this incense sticks were created in 1864, when Adachi Shigeshichi produced stick incense from Japanese cedar leaves in what is now Nikko City. This cedar was widely available in the area, which helped the industry to flourish.

What makes Sugi-senko special is their natural cedar aroma, and the main ingredient is Japanese cedar leaves ground to a powder using a water wheel.

Kanmangafuchi Abyss

15/06/2019 by nikkobase Leave a Comment

Only a few minutes away from Shinkyo Bridge there’s Kanmangafuchi Abyss, a gorge formed by the lava erupted from Mt. Nantai, on the Daiyagawa River.

A row of approximately 70 Jizos are lined up along the river. This group of Jizos is called “Bake-Jizo”, meaning Ghost Jizo, because legend has it that if you try to count them, each time you will end up with a different number.

Also, you will find the legendary “Kanman” characters that are said to be sculptured by Kobo Daishi, a skilled calligrapher.

The statues are across to the Botanical Garden, but it cannot be entered from the abyss.

Address: Takumi-cho, Nikko

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