Best Thing to do in Nikko, Japan/Kanaya Hotel

Best Thing to do in Nikko Japan/ Kanaya Hotel

Discover true Japan in Nikko. Engage every sense with spectacular temples, shrines and majestic peaks. Nikko is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture. It’s a popular destination for Japanese and international tourist. Nikko is best known for its vast and rich nature as well as the many famous sightseeing spots, including historical shrines and temples. Nikko has long been known as a holy place of mountain worship, with many shrines and temples. Among them is Toshogu Shrine, built in the early 17th century during the Edo period, is historically important as the place where shogun that ruled Japan at the time is enshrined. Nikko features diverse landscapes, many uniquely Japanese, with volcanoes, plateaus, lakes and natural hot spring (onsen). Many people visit the place for its distinctive mystical atmosphere. This one of the most iconic places to visit in the north kanto region, well known for its natural beauty, from verdant forests, rolling hills, raging rivers, streams and beautiful lake. People from all over the work travel to Nikko during the autumn months to see its string foliage,

Be sure to see the Cedar Avenue of Nikko which is world renowned. Its cedar trees were planted during the early Edo period on the sides of three different roads. With a total length of 37 kilometers it is recognize d as being the with approximately 12,000 cedars The Cedar Avenue of Nikko is the only example in Japan that designated by the national government as both a special historic site and special natural monument.

The steam locomotive powered train travels to Nikko and Kinugawa areas, both of which are major tourist destination in Japan. This attractive train passes through Kinugawa, one
of the nation’s top hot springs resort ares and UNESCO World Heritage site designated Nikko area

Kanaya hotel the oldest western style resort hotel in Japan. A well preserved example of a late Edo period samurai residence. Kanaya Hotel history house has been designated as tangible cultural property of Japan. It also served as an early hotel foreign visitors, opening in 1873 as Kanaya Cottage Inn, with guest includes writer and explorer Isabella Bird. Approximately 400 year old house originally built for samurai warriors. After the Meiji restoration the house was turned into Kanaya Cottage Inn in 1873 exclusively a place for foreigners to stay during their visit to Nikko. Thereafter, the
house was preserved for over 140 years. In 2014 it was registered as nationally designated cultural for and opened to public under the name of Kanaya Hotel History House. In 1893 Zenichiro moved his business to a new locating which is the site of the current Kanaya Hotel. Among this hotel’s more notable guest were Frank Lloyd Write in 1905, Albert Einstein in 1922 and Hellen Keller in 1937. However, it is still possible to visit the original cottage inn and it’s garden, which is open as a museum called Kanaya Hotel History House.

Nikko Kanaya Hotel occupies a hill top position over looking the Daiya river and the Shinkyo bridge and has superb views over Nikko’s forests and mountains. Absolutely wonderful. Staying at the Kanaya Hotel is like travelling back in time, Claims old-style hotel, rich with history. The location of this hotel is very convenient to all the major attractions in Nikko. The views of the surrounding mountains and scenery are just so amazing. Truly worth a visit.

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