Private Tour
Nikko Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Overview
Available languages
6 hours
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This value-packed trip with a government-licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide is a fantastic and efficient way to explore Nikko!
There are many reasons why Nikko is a must-see stop during your stay in Japan. Your private guide will help you efficiently enjoy a full-day tour of this historic, beautiful town.
Your guide will start your day with a morning pickup at Nikko Station (Tobu or JR). Nikko is one of Japan’s most stunning nature reserves, situated on the incredibly scenic―and hard to reach on your own―Romantic Road.
Let us know what special requests you have for the day and we will customize your itinerary in advance!
Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary.
Note*2: If you are planning to travel from Tokyo to Nikko, please note that the travel time is over two hours.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Nikko
Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from 'What to expect' list
Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
Private transportation
You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Nikko Tosho-gu
Understand why “Don’t say ‘magnificent’ until you’ve seen Nikko” visiting the final resting place of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate and nearby shrines and temple. The most renowned shrine of “the Shrines and Temples of Nikko”-a Japan’s leading world heritage, is where Ieyasu Tokugawa, the great Shogun who started the flourishing Edo Period, is enshrined. Most of the shrine complex you see today was rebuilt in 17th century. The shrine contains 55 buildings including 8 national treasures and 34 listed buildings. The highlights are sumptuous carvings lacquered and richly coloured brilliantly, which you will gaze at craftsmanship assembled from all over the country. Do not miss the symbol of peace “Sleeping Cat”, and the “Three Monkeys” with the “see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil” poses!
Kegon Falls
Kegon Waterfall is the most famous of Nikko’s 48 waterfalls. Water from Lake Chuzenji falls 97 metres straight down to the rocks below creating a dynamic and artistic work of nature. A special lift takes visitors to the basin where the force and roar of the water can be witnessed close up! Impressive in any season, the waterfall looks particularly spectacular when surrounded by the fresh green leaves in May, house martins in June, or the “12 falls” - small streams of the frozen waterfall clad in blue ice - during January and February.
Options
Nikko Full-Day Private Tour with Government-Licensed Guide
Pickup included
Reviews
240 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A good tour, just have an idea of what you’d like to see
Erica B,
Oct 14, 2025
- Viator
4.00Overall a good tour. We think the service should offer pathways or suggested tour routes instead of leaving it up to the client. It was a little stressful to keep getting asked where we want to go and what we want to do—that’s what a guide is for. We had a great time and the guide was very knowledgeable. We would definitely recommend going to Nikko—it was a wonderful place and it wasn’t subject to over tourism like other areas.
Nikko is a must visit
mpp9yhnptr,
Sep 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our guide Ichiro was excellent. He proactively reached out to provide us with several options for our day in Nikko. His knowledge and communication was so helpful for us to learn more about the shrines we visited and Japanese culture. We shared a meal with him at a wonderful in Nikko. The food and atmosphere represented an authentic experience of Nikko’s best. Ichiro made our visit an experience we won’t forget.
Nikko
William O,
Aug 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00Wonderful, informative day with our Guide/English Teacher, Yukiko Tsunoda. She was so thoughtful, bringing towels for our foot bath and ice packs to cool down from the heat.
We are a family of four...
Robert S,
Aug 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00We are a family of four from the UK and a lovely time on this tour. I would insist on asking for Yoko (our guide) again if we were I were in the region. She was super helpful before the tour helping us decide on an itinerary, providing suggestions, booking us lunch, helping with transport decisions etc. On the day of the tour Yoko was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable and helped us to enjoy an absolutely lovely day in Nikko (the whole area is gorgeous and we wish we had more time there). Thank you, Yoko!
Our guide was called Hit...
Alessandro G,
Aug 1, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our guide was called Hit Suzuki and we couldn’t have wished for anyone better. The whole experience was fantastic from start to finish and Hit had so many incredible stories to tell that helped bring the tour to life. I would highly recommend this to anyone who would like to spend a day in Nikko and learn more about the history of Japan and of this sacred place. The tour lasted six hours but Hit made it so interesting, that it could have gone on for another six! Thank you for a really special day!
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