Travel Spotlight:

Yunishigawa
& Oku-Kinu

Introducing the nature rich area of Yunishigawa & Oku-Kinu!

Yunishigawa is only 2.30 Hours from Tokyo!
Oku-Kinu is 4 hours from Tokyo!

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📍 Escape into Japan’s unspoiled natural beauty

📍 Famous Onsen

📍 Legendary Festivals: Heike Taisai Festival and Yunishigawa Igloo Festival

📍 Outdoor Activities – Hiking

This month we are featuring ‘Yunishigawa & Oku-Kinu Area‘ in Tochigi Prefecture, only a few hours from Tokyo. Yunishigawa has a 800 year history with the Heike Samurai Clan and has amazing festivals and hot springs. Oku-Kinu is deep in Nikko National Park and is surrounded by untouched nature and is truly a hidden gem with secret hot springs.

Nearby Tokyo

Meets Yunishigawa & Oku-Kinu

Special Interview Article

This month we had a friendly chat with Akihiro Tezuka from the Tourism Department at Nikko City Hall, to learn everything about Yunishigawa, Kawamata & Oku-Kinu.

He shared with us their festivals, onsen and legends!

Yunishigawa Igloo Festival in Yunishigawa Onsen

End of Jan to End of Feb

Experience a magical feeling where hundreds of small Kamakura (Igloos) lights surround you in a mysterious atmosphere.

The Yunishigawa Igloo Festival can be enjoyed throughout Yunishigawa Onsen, centering on the tourist facility “Heike no Sato” and the mini kamakura on the Sawaguchi riverbed.