one of Japan's most scenic but elusive destinations. Nikko checks a lot of boxes on a visitor's list, from UNESCO World Heritage temples and shrines to its famous Lake Chuzenji, to its legendary ...

On the banks of Kinugawa River, a row of abandoned, crumbling hotels stands like a relic of a forgotten past. A destination ...

Kinugawa Onsen thrived in the '80s but an economic downturn saw many of its hotels and ryokans abandoned. Now it's luring ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--The Belgian Embassy villa on the shores of Lake Chuzenjiko here will be open to the public in summer for the first time since June 2018. The villa was reportedly built ...

Lake Chuzenji lies in the highlands of northwest Tochigi Prefecture, above the city of Nikko. Thanks to its altitude ... who had a major influence on Japan as it opened up to the world.

Comparing the average monthly precipitation for the area around Oku-Nikko, where the lake is located, compiled by the Japan Meteorological Agency from 1991 to 2020, with the data since last fall ...