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Explore Nikko's Natural Wonders and Sacred Temples in One Day

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✨ Highlights

  • 1-day · 4 stops on a fully hour-by-hour itinerary
  • Popular pick among international travellers
  • Visit Toshogu Shrine + Iroha Mountain Road and other curated stops

A private day trip in your own Toyota Alphard with driver: hotel pickup in Tokyo, then Toshogu Shrine, Iroha Mountain Road, Lake Chuzenji and Nikko Kegon Falls. About 11 hours on this route, priced per car for up to 6 guests. You enter your hotel (or a station) and the pickup time in the booking form. The car price does not include a guide, entry tickets, rides, experiences, meals, tolls or parking. Toshogu Shrine area Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo shogunate, is commemorated at this site, one of Japan's most significant historical and cultural landmarks. Together with Futarasan Shrine and Rinno-ji Temple, it comprises the UNESCO World Heritage designation "Shrines and Temples of Nikko." Iroha Mountain Road Ranked among Japan's "100 Best Roads," the Iroha Mountain Road covers 15.8 kilometers connecting Nikko City with Lake Chuzenji and Oku-Nikko. Travelers navigate 48 curves on this winding route, both climbing and descending. Lake Chuzenji At Japan's highest elevation for a natural lake, Lake Chuzenji delivers stunning views across all seasons: spring azaleas, summer verdant forests, autumn colors, and winter snow-covered peaks. Kegon Falls Counted among Japan's three most celebrated waterfalls, Kegon Falls draws visitors year-round. Lake Chuzenji's eastern outlet feeds the Ojiri River, which flows across Mt. Nantai.

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🎫 Options

⏸ Join-a-group seats are paused for now. This day tour is currently available as a private Alphard (7 seats) only.

🚘 Private Alphard Tour

  • Private Toyota Alphard + driver
  • Up to 6 guests
  • Hotel pickup in Tokyo
  • About 11 hours · book 7+ days ahead
  • Reserve now, pay on pickup or online
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before pickup

−30%Book by 31 Dec (JST), then ¥104,300

Campaign price:¥73,000/car · fixed price

Up to 6 guests · from ¥12,167/person with 6

Guide, entry tickets, tolls and parking not included.

Capacity
1+
Itinerary
1 day · 6 stops

🚘 Your private Alphard and driver follow this route. The car price does not include a guide, entry tickets, rides, experiences, meals, tolls or parking.

  1. 08:00

    Hotel pickup in Tokyo

    You enter your hotel (or a station) and the pickup time in the booking form.

  2. 10:40

    Toshogu Shrine · 180 min

    Located in Yamanouchi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, Nikko Toshogu Shrine is the head shrine of the Toshogu Shrines. Its main enshrined deity is Toshogu Daigongen (Tokugawa Ieyasu), the first shogun of the Edo Shogunate. As a shrine dedicated to his memory, it boasts a wealth of historical relics.

    Toshogu Shrine · 180 min
  3. 14:00

    Iroha Mountain Road · 20 min

    * One of Japan’s "100 Best Roads," this mountain road in the Nikko region stretches 15.8 kilometers from downtown Nikko to Lake Chuzenji and Oku-Nikko. With a total of 48 curves combined on its uphill and downhill routes, it is renowned as a scenic driving route perfect for a leisurely cruise.

  4. 15:00

    Lake Chuzenji · 30 min

    * Lake Chuzenji: Japan’s highest-altitude natural lake, boasting breathtaking scenery that captivates visitors in every season.

    Lake Chuzenji · 30 min
  5. 15:40

    Nikko Kegon Falls · 50 min

    * One of Japan’s Three Great Waterfalls and a renowned tourist attraction

    Nikko Kegon Falls · 50 min
  6. 19:00

    End of the tour

※ Actual timings vary with road conditions on the day.

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Day 1 — Toshogu Shrine

Toshogu Shrine

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  • •The itinerary and time at each stop may be adjusted for traffic, weather or facility maintenance; in force-majeure cases a stop may be replaced with a comparable alternative.
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