A friend I've known for more than 20 years is now president of the Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura cultural theme park in the Kinugawa Onsen area of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.

The Nikko Tosho-Gu Shrine, was built to honor Ieyasu Tokugawa, the first Tokugawa shogun and the founder of the Edo Bakufu, the last feudal Japanese government which existed from 1600 to 1868.

At Nikko's Edo Wonderland, just a couple of hours north of Tokyo, one can literally step into this picture. Edo Wonderland (known in Japanese as "Nikko Edomura") is a theme park showing off that same ...

The most recommended of the lot was a town 120-kilometre away from Tokyo called Nikko in the Tochigi Prefecture. Toshogu shrine As someone obsessed with Japanese food and culture, my maiden trip ...

A vibrant mikoshi parade recreates the festive energy of an Edo summer. Cooling off in a stream—an authentic Edo-era summer scene at Edo Wonderland. Colorful wind chimes and Tanabata decorations bring ...

Two hours by train from Tokyo, history has twice blessed the small town of Nikko with good fortune. The first time, the powerful warrior leader Tokugawa Ieyasu declared his wish to be enshrined in ...

While the temple dates back to 740, it particularly flourished throughout the Edo period (1603-1868) thanks to the patronage of the Tokugawa shogunate, as often the temple was their first stop on ...

The Revaty 500 is a flashy designer version of the company's previous models, and will be running between Asakusa and Nikko, as well as on the Asakusa-Kinugawa-Aizu track.

At Nikko's Edo Wonderland, just a couple of hours north of Tokyo, one can literally step into this picture. Edo Wonderland (known in Japanese as "Nikko Edomura") is a theme park showing off that same ...

The event is being hosted by the Honmachi 1-chome Town Planning Council, which is working to revitalize the local area in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, and several other companies, including Two ...