2 days in nikko in autumn 🍂 toshogu festival, kegon falls & senjogahara | japan travel vlog

a slow autumn weekend in nikko 🍁 two days of old cedar forests, a surprise festival at toshogu, three waterfalls, golden marshland, and a night at a cozy family-run minshuku by lake chuzenji. it honestly felt like staying at grandma's house 🤍 📍 Nikko (日光), Tochigi, Japan · 17–18 October 🚃 Kita-senju → Tobu-Nikko by Tobu limited express (about 2 hours) 🚌 2-day Tobu bus pass (Yumoto Onsen area) for all the buses around Nikko 🏡 stayed at: Minshuku Okajin, Lake Chuzenji (dinner & breakfast included) day 1: shinkyo bridge · toshogu autumn festival · rinnoji · nikko toshogu · minshuku okajin day 2: lake chuzenji · kegon falls · ryuzu falls · senjogahara · yudaki falls chapters 0:00 intro 0:45 train from kita-senju to nikko 3:23 arriving at tobu-nikko + yuba manju 5:49 shinkyo bridge 7:52 toshogu autumn grand festival 10:58 rinnoji temple 12:42 nikko toshogu 18:34 our minshuku by lake chuzenji 19:10 morning at lake chuzenji + breakfast 20:41 kegon falls 24:55 ryuzu falls 27:12 senjogahara marshland 34:15 yudaki falls 35:26 heading back to tokyo tips if you're going 🗒️ • buy the 2-day bus pass at tobu-nikko station, it covers the shrines, kegon, lake chuzenji, ryuzu, senjogahara and yudaki • the shrine area takes longer than you think, so plan your bus up the irohazaka road by 3pm • we ran out of time on day 1, so we moved kegon falls & the lake to day 2 morning (much calmer!) • the lake is 1,200m+ up, so bring a warm jacket. mid/late october felt around 10–14°C • bring ¥100 coins for the station lockers • the akechidaira ropeway is closed for renovation until 2027 music 🎶 shushubobo - rainy season [no copyright music] shushubobo - coffee time [no copyright music] shushubobo - i need bingsu [no copyright music] shushubobo - yoshi nova [no copyright music] shushubobo - bubble gum [no copyright music] shushubobo - select [no copyright music] shushubobo - what are you up to [no copyright music] shushubobo - bara time [no copyright music] shushubobo - hamstar [no copyright music] shushubobo - breakfast [no copyright music] shushubobo - go for a walk [no copyright music] shushubobo - cute bite [no copyright music] shushubobo - hamstar 2 [no copyright music] shushubobo - sea otter vibe [no copyright music] shushubobo - what the bunny doin (og ver) [no copyright music]    / @shushubobo   thank you for watching 🤍 #nikko #japanvlog #nikkotravel #autumninjapan #momiji #日光 #japantravel