Rindō-no-Ie

Nikkō


Run by a lovely older couple, this small but well-maintained minshuku (guesthouse) offers spacious tatami rooms, generous meals and a pick-up service. Breakfast/dinner is ¥700. It's across the river, a 15-minute walk northwest of the train station.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Nikkō attractions

1. Shin-kyō

0.86 MILES

This much-photographed red footbridge over the Daiya-gawa is located at the sacred spot where Shōdō Shōnin is said to have been carried across the Daiya…

2. Hōmotsu-den

1.04 MILES

This museum has an interesting collection of temple artefacts, sculptures and scrolls. Admission includes entry to the lovely Edo-period garden Shōyō-en.

3. Shōyō-en

1.04 MILES

This Edo-era strolling garden can feel like a refuge from the temple crowds – except during autumn, when the turning leaves are a great attraction.

4. Rinnō-ji

1.05 MILES

Rinnō-ji's grand main hall, Sanbutsu-dō ('Hall of Three Buddhas'), was first built in 848; the current structure dates to 1645 and, with restoration work…

5. Nikkō Tōshō-gū Museum of Art

1.07 MILES

Bypassed by nearly everyone at Tōshō-gū is this marvellous museum, formerly the shrine's administrative office. It showcases fine, early 20th century…

6. Nikkō Tōshō-gū Museum

1.08 MILES

Opened in 2015 for the 400th anniversary of Tokugawa Ieyasu's death, this modern building behind Rinnō-ji contains artefacts relating to the shogun,…

7. Ishi-dorii

1.1 MILES

A towering stone torii (entrance gate) at the head of the stone steps on Omotesandō leading up to Tōshō-gū, burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

8. Omote-mon

1.12 MILES

Tōshō-gū's main gateway, protected on either side by Deva kings.