Nikko National Park Bike & Hike Tour

Cycle traverse the Nikko National Park from Nasu to Nikko and enjoy the various beautiful sceneries of highlands, rivers, forests and rice fields with unique cultural visits.
And you will enjoy hiking in Mt. Nasu, a beautiful volcano easy to climb, and in Nikko, a sacred mountain area with long history. Refresh your body with excellent Onsens (hot springs) and delicious local foods the Northern Kanto region has to offer.

Mt. Nasu (Nasu mountain range) is a complex group of volcanic mountains with gently sloping terrain that extends to the Nasu Highlands, in the northeastern part of the Nikko National Park.
Mt. Chausu, the main peak of Nasu mountain range, is an active volcano that emits smoke and ash on a daily basis. Here you can experience unique volcanic landscape, spectacular views from the summit and colorful foliage on the mountain side during autumn. Beautiful in all seasons, Mt. Chausu is a popular destination for hikers and tourists alike, especially during the fall months when the autumn colors set the landscape alight with a striking mixture of deep reds, bright yellows and an array of orange tones.

The destination of your journey, Nikko has been a sacred land of Shugen-do (mountain asceticism) for ages and is also the place where Ieyasu Tokugawa, the founder and the first “Shogun” of the Edo Shogunate, was laid to rest. As a result of these features, many “Samurai” visited this place for hundreds of years. Nikko offers so many tourist attractions and entertainment such as magnificent temples and shrines including the World Heritage site Nikko Toshogu Shrine that there is even a famous saying “See Nikko before you die.”

After cycling and hiking, refresh your body with excellent Onsens (hot springs) and delicious local foods the Northern Kanto region, the nature-rich food production center, has to offer.

Highlights

• Bike through Japanese countryside with beautiful rice fields, small roads between forests, shining clear water in the river, isolated but stunning Zen temples.
• Hike around Mt. Chausu (Nasu mountain range) and experience unique volcanic landscape, spectacular views from the summit and colorful Autumn colors in the October tour.
• Experience Japanese culture and local lifestyle at Zen temple, Japanese Sake brewery, pottery studio, miso shop, Japanese confectionery store etc.
• Cycle along Nikko Cedar Avenue, an ancient road lined with giant cedar trees, where a lot of Samurai walked toward Nikko from Edo.
• Hike through Senjogahara marshland, a registered site of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance with a diverse range of plants and animals inhabiting the rich natural environment in the mountainous part of Nikko.
• We have hand-picked excellent onsen ryokans (Japanese style inns with natural hot springs).
• The tour is attended by a cycling guide well familiar with the local history, lifestyle, people and food.