Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Nikko, Japan

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Yunishigawa Kamakura Festival

  25 jan – 2 mrt · meestalLicht & vuur

  Hundreds of small snow huts lit by candles along the riverbed at Yunishigawa Onsen, deep in the mountains of the city's northern district. Go at dusk; it is a long bus ride from central Nikko, so most people stay the night. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain roads close (20 dec – 20 apr (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Yunishigawa Kamakura Festival (25 jan – 2 mrt (meestal)), Mountain roads close (20 dec – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — Spring break (haruyasumi) in Japan

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Yunishigawa Kamakura Festival (25 jan – 2 mrt (meestal)), Mountain roads close (20 dec – 20 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Golden Week, Spring break (haruyasumi) in Japan

• Festival

  Yayoi Matsuri

  13–17 aprReligieus feest

  Futarasan Shrine's spring festival, when twelve town floats are wheeled through Nikko. The etiquette about which float goes where is taken more seriously than visitors expect. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Golden Week

  29 apr – 5 meiDruk

  Two hours from Tokyo, which is the problem. The shrine approach and the road up to Lake Chuzenji both jam, and the last bus down is standing room. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Mountain roads close (20 dec – 20 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Golden Week, Toshogu Grand Spring Festival

• Festival

  Toshogu Grand Spring Festival

  17–18 meiReligieus feestDruk

  A thousand men in armour walk the shogun's spirit up the cedar avenue on the 18th, with horseback archery along the approach the day before. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Golden Week (29 apr – 5 mei)

Druk — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Tsuyu, the rain season

  5 jun – 20 jul · meestalMoessonRisico

  The early-summer rains usually settle over the Kanto mountains from early June to mid-July. The shrines are quiet and the cedar avenue is at its most atmospheric, but the lake and Senjogahara views often vanish in cloud.

Druk — Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tsuyu, the rain season (5 jun – 20 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — Nikko Waraku Odori, Summer break (natsuyasumi) in Japan

• Festival

  Nikko Waraku Odori

  7 augGroot festivalDruk

  A summer folk-dance night that began in 1913 for an imperial visit to the copper works: dancers in yukata circle a lit stage on the pond inside the Furukawa Electric grounds, and the town turns out for it. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Autumn colour, Toshogu Autumn Grand Festival

• Natuur

  Autumn colour

  5 okt – 10 nov · meestalDruk

  Chuzenji and the Irohazaka hairpins turn from the top down through October. The descent on an October Sunday is one of the worst jams in the country — first bus, or another weekend.

• Festival

  Toshogu Autumn Grand Festival

  16–17 oktReligieus feestDruk

  The shrine's autumn counterpart to the May festival: horseback archery on the 16th and the procession of a thousand men in samurai armour on the 17th, usually just as the colour starts up at Lake Chuzenji. Bron ↗

Druk — Autumn colour

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn colour (5 okt – 10 nov (meestal))

Druk — Winter break (fuyuyasumi) in Japan, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  Mountain roads close

  20 dec – 20 apr · meestal

  The higher roads above Lake Chuzenji shut for the winter and Senjogahara becomes a snowshoe walk. The shrines and the lower town stay open and are as empty as they ever get. Bron ↗