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Ride a special bicycle through an amazing snow cycling course and take in the beautiful winter scenery of Nikko National Park
Nikko City Tourism Association
Nikko National Park is a beautiful nature reserve that is just several hours away from Tokyo by train and bus. Its easy access coupled with magnificent natural scenery covered in snow makes it a great place to really feel the winter season in Japan.
Have you ever experienced snow cruising? This tour will take you from Senjogahara Marshland to the Odashirogahara Marshland area in the Nikko National Park. Join and you will enjoy a bicycle ride quite unlike any you have had before. Feel the refreshing wind on your cheeks as you cruise down a quiet forest road, greeted by spectacular scenery covered in snow. You can also venture off the path and enjoy riding through the surrounding snowy fields.
Oku-Nikko where the tour is held is also famous for its hot springs. After you have finished the tour, enjoy a soak in these soothing mineral waters and warm your body to the core at a day-use hot spring facility.
How to get there
From Tokyo Station, take the Tohoku Shinkansen to Utsunomiya Station (about 1 hour). From Utsunomiya Station, take the JR Nikko Line to Nikko Station (about 45 minutes). From there, take the Tobu Bus to the Yasukawa-cho bus stop (about 10 minutes). A 5-minute walk from the bus stop will take you to Nikko Base.
3-11 Hon‐cho, Nikko-shi, Tochigi-ken
