The Inaugural Tour: Oze National Park and World Heritage Site Nikko

          The Oze-Nikko Tour combines the best Japan has to offer in natural beauty and cultural heritage.  

                                         Tour Itinerary

DAY I

Departure:  We will depart from Echigo Yuzawa Station (in Niigata Prefecture, about 90 minutes from Tokyo on the Joetsu Shinkansen* Line) at 10:00 am.

* The following Joetsu Shinkansen departures from Tokyo Station will allow participants to arrive at Echigo Yuzawa in time for our 10:00 am start.

Departure (Tokyo)              Arrival (Echigo Yuzawa)   

6:08                                 7:26

7:00                                 8:13

7:08                                 8:41

7:48                                 9:06

8:24                                 9:47


We will proceed by car through beautiful mountain scenery to Oze National Park, on the border of Gunma and Fukushima Prefectures, stopping along the way for lunch. 

After enjoying the afternoon exploring Oze, we will repair to our night's lodging.

DAY II

Following breakfast we will drive along scenic backroads to one of Japan's most famous shrines, World Heritage Site Nikko.

Before entering the shrine precincts we will have lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch we will tour the Nikko Shrine complex, with participants receiving more informative explanations of the shrine's historical and cultural significance than those provided by the leading travel guides.

Conclusion: We will complete our tour of the Nikko World Heritage Site in late afternoon of Day II. 

End Notes

I will gladly take those who wish to return to Tokyo by train that evening to Nikko Station.  

For those who wish to spend the night in the town of Nikko I will happily arrange accomodation.       


Tour Dates for 2009

August 29-30 (Saturday-Sunday)

September 19-20 (Saturday-Sunday)

October 10-11 (Saturday-Sunday)