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Nikko Hanaichimonme

Get in touch with pretty flowers in the large greenhouse.

Nikko Hanaichimonme" has two large greenhouses where visitors can enjoy flowers all year round, as well as many begonias and small animals. Depending on the season, there are also a variety of activities such as strawberry picking and crawfishing. Although the park has outdoor Properties, it also offers a full range of indoor facilities, making it possible to enjoy the park even in the rain.

After purchasing a ticket and entering the grounds, visitors are greeted by a large glass greenhouse filled with colorful begonias. Since begonias are native to the Andes region of South America, the temperature in the greenhouse is kept between 15°C and 25°C all year round. This makes for cool summers and warm winters.

Various types of begonias, including those hanging from the ceiling and bulbous types, are in full bloom. Among them, the staff/staff members are especially proud of the begonias that have never withered and bloomed in the 18 years (as of 2019) since the opening, a testament to their love and dedication.

Not just flowers, but other specialties

The Dining Area, located just past the entrance on the left, offers a casual place to rest surrounded by flowers.
Since the director is from Ibaraki Prefecture, we recommend the handmade soba noodles made from "Hitachi-Aki soba," a specialty of Ibaraki Prefecture.

If you need a break, try something sweet.
The unique soft-serve ice cream made from begonias is highly recommended, but the Staff/staff member's top recommendation is "Ichigokko. This is a sweet treat made from shaved frozen Tochiotome strawberries topped with condensed milk, and is a must-try in the summer.

Indoor Activities for Children

In addition to flowers, there are also activities such as a treasure hunt and a space with small animals.
A variety of small animals are kept here, ranging from rare animals such as the woolly bear and the Kedzumeuri tortoise to rabbits, squirrels, and chicks. Some animals can be fed for 100 yen, so even small children can enjoy feeding them.

Outside, there is an athletic field, a barbecue area, and a crawfish fishing pond, so you can stop by on a sunny day and have fun.

Strawberry picking season is also a great time to visit

A short walk down the hill from the begonia greenhouse and across the road is a spot where visitors can enjoy seasonal strawberry picking. The varieties available here are "Tochiotome" and "Yayohime.

The strawberry picking season is usually from mid-December to the end of May.

Nikko Hanaichimonme

• 800 Osagoe-saka-no-shita, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture MAP
• 15 minutes on foot from Tobu Railway Osagoshi Station
  Approx. 10 min. by car from Tobu Railway Kinugawa hot spring station
• Take a bus from Tobu Railway Kinugawa hot spring station and get off at "Hanaichimonme" stop.
• 9:00-16:30（last admission at 16:00)
• No holidays
• Adults 1,000 yen, 4 years old to elementary school students 500 yen
• 0288-77-0866
• Free of charge

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Torikku Artpia Nikko

Trick art space for photogenic photos

This indoor Property is located near Edo Wonderland (Nikko Edomura) and the giant maze.
The museum has no windows and trick art on the walls, creating a very mysterious atmosphere. This makes it a perfect place to take pictures for Instagram and Facebook.

For Instagram, etc.

Inside the building is a museum of trick art. If you want to be an angel, for example, be sure to try your hand at interesting photos. It might even look real.

You can take a picture of yourself in the middle of a waterfall, peeking into a toilet, or even taking a picture that makes you look like you are exploring the inside of an Egyptian pyramid.
Since it looks better as trick art when you take a picture with a person in it than when you actually see it, time passes quickly as you try different angles and take test shots.

With animals even on a rainy day?

On the second floor, there are many animal trick art pieces.
There is a stand so that you can take pictures with your children, and vegetable toys and paper pop-ups are available as props. The attraction is that you can take photos with a realistic feeling, as if you are right next to the animals.

Toric Artpia Nikko

• 1-4 Osagoshi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture MAP
• 4 minutes drive from Tobu Railway Osagoshi Station
• Take a bus from Tobu Railway Kinugawa Onsen Station and get off at "Toric Artpia Nikko".
• 9:30-17:00, Summer (Mon) 9:00-17:30
• No holidays
• Museum ticket: Adults 1,900 yen, children (3 years old to elementary school students) 1,100 yen
• 0288-77-3565
• Free of charge

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Waterside Cafe Terrace

Relax in a stylish space by the water.

It is about a 5-minute walk from Kinugawa hot spring station. Located across the road from Kinugawa Park Hotels, the stylish café is the MIZUBE NO CAFE TERRACE.
Inside the restaurant, relaxing music is played, and it is a recommended spot to take a break while enjoying the view of the pond spread out before you. On rainy days, watching the ripples of raindrops on the pond is an elegant experience.

The service will end as soon as it is gone. Proudly serve curry and rice

Since its opening in 2003, MIZUBE NO CAFE TERRACE has been serving a very popular curry and rice dish.
The curry rice, which used to be limited to 10 servings a day, quickly sold out, so the number of servings has been increased little by little.

Kids' space where you can relax with your children

To allow not only adults but also those with children to relax, there are children's chairs, a kids' space, and a diaper changing area.
The menu also includes a "children's lunch plate," so you can come with your family.
Colorful carp swim in the pond. You can buy food for the carp (100 yen) from a vending machine inside the cafe, so you may enjoy feeding the carp.

Waterside Cafe Terrace

• 1409 Ohara, Kinugawa Onsen, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture MAP
• 5 min. walk from Tobu Railway Kinugawa hot spring station
• 10:00-15:00 (Lunch L.O. 14:00, Drink L.O. 14:30)
• Thursdays
• 0288-77-1289（Kinugawa Park Hotels)
• Free of charge (shared with Kinugawa Park Hotels)

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Katayama Sake Brewery

Nikko's long-established sake brewery with a selection of valuable sake

Founded in 1880, Nikko's sake brewery has a long history and is currently headed by the sixth generation of the family. The brewery has been making sake with the same well water and specially selected rice that has gushed out of the brewery since the Meiji era, and with great care under the motto of "brewing sake that major sake brewers cannot produce.
Katayama Shuzo's Daiginjo "Sogao" won a gold medal at the National New Sake Competition (2016) and has been attracting a lot of attention.

You can read more about the brewery's secrets in this article.

Gold medal-winning daiginjo

The "true face" of the gold medal-winning daiginjo.
This daiginjo is made from specially selected rice from Hyogo's A Special Zone, and due to limited quantities of rice, this valuable sake runs out of stock every year. It is recommended for those who love sake.

Adult sweets are also available.

In addition to Daiginjo "Sake Face," the company also produces a variety of other types of sake, and is also passionate about making sweets using sake. Among them, we recommend the "Sake Cake. When you eat it, the aroma of sake spreads in your mouth, and at the same time, the moderate sweetness of the cake makes it a mature cake that lingers in your mouth. However, since it contains 1% alcohol, it should be avoided by children and pregnant or nursing mothers.
It is a perfect souvenir as it keeps for about two months.

A tour of the brewery is available with advance notice. Reservations can be made through the official website or by phone.

Katayama Sake Brewery

• 146-2 Segawa, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture MAP
• About 9 minutes on foot from Kami-Imaichi Station on the Tobu Railway. Or about 3 minutes drive from Imaichi IC on Nikko Utsunomiya Road.
• 8:00-18:00
• No holidays
• 0288-21-0039
• Sake brewery tours: Reservations required by phone. Tours are free of charge; not available on Sundays and holidays from January to March. As of January 2023, sake brewery tours are conducted from the entrance of the brewery to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Nikko Nature Museum

A museum where visitors can learn about Nikko's nature in a fun way.

As soon as you climb Iroha slope and reach Lake Chuzenji, you will see the Nikko Nature Museum, a Property where you can learn about the nature of Nikko.
Even if you give up visiting tourist spots because of rain, this is a good chance to learn more about Nikko's nature.
The Shikisai Hall, which is located next to the museum, also shows movies where visitors can enjoy powerful images of Nikko's nature. The hiking spots exhibit also helps visitors learn about the nature in the area around Lake Chuzenji and plan their next visit.

Diorama of the Lake Chuzenji area

Inside the museum, a diorama of the area around Lake Chuzenji and Oku-Nikko is placed to give visitors an idea of the size and depth of Nikko, and the delicacy of the area.
A topographical model of the area around the museum is on the second floor. This is also elaborately made and shows the geology and the formation of nature. You may find your trip even more interesting if you visit spots that interest you after looking at the topographical model.

Rare specimens on display

This large annual ring is a cedar tree within Nikko.
It is believed to have been planted by people about 500 years ago, and it is said that such a large annual ring specimen is rare in Japan.

Nikko Nature Museum

• 2480-1, Nakamiya Shrine, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 35 min. by car from JR Nikko Station or Tobu Railway Tobu Nikko Station.
• Take a bus from JR Nikko Station or Tobu Railway Tobu Nikko Station, get off at Chuzenji Hot Spring and walk about 1 minute.
• April 1-November 10, 9:00-17:00
  November 11 - March 31 10:00 - 16:00
  Entry to the paid space is until 30 minutes before closing.
• May - November: Open daily
  December - April: Mondays (open if the Monday is a national holiday, closed the following day)
  December 29-January 3
• Adults 510 yen, children (4 years old to junior high school students) 250 yen
• 0288-55-0880
• Pay parking (Kegon Parking Lot 1)

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British Embassy Villa Memorial Park

Embassy villa along the lakeside with an exotic atmosphere

The British Embassy Villa Memorial Park, where visitors can immerse themselves in an exotic atmosphere while staying in Nikko.
It is recommended to spend an elegant time in the quaint embassy compound while enjoying the view of Lake Chuzenji in the rain.

English tea and scones in a high-quality space on the second floor

The corridor of the British Embassy also serves as a terrace with a view.
Sipping English tea and scones while listening to the sound of the rain in the British Cultural Exchange Room on the second floor is a luxurious way to spend an evening.

A place where you can have Lake Chuzenji all to yourself

This quiet area around the British Embassy has no Property other than the Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park. You can enjoy a moment to listen to the voice of nature while admiring the expressive surface of the lake.

The path leading to the British Embassy Villa Memorial Park is paved, but the grounds are on a gravel path, so visitors in wheelchairs and strollers should watch their step as they stroll around.

British Embassy Villa Memorial Park

• 2482 Chugu Shrine, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 35 min. by car from JR Nikko Station or Tobu Railway Tobu Nikko Station.
• From JR Nikko Station, take the Tobu Bus bound for Chuzenji Onsen/Yumoto Onsen (via Tobu Railway Tobu Nikko Station). 50 minutes, alight at Chuzenji Onsen and walk about 35 minutes.
• April, November 11-30, 9:00-16:00
  May 1-Nov. 10, 9:00-17:00
• May-Nov. No holidays
  April: Mondays (if Monday is a national holiday, the museum will be open on the following day)
• Adults 300 yen, children from 4 years old to junior high school students 150 yen
  (*Shared ticket with the British Embassy is ¥450 for adults, ¥200 for junior high school students from 4 years old to junior high school students.
• 0288-55-0880
• Free of charge