Yuzawaya

Nikkō


In business since 1804, this teahouse specialises in manjū (bean-jam buns) and other traditional sweets; look for the green-and-white banners.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Nikkō attractions

1. Shin-kyō

0.28 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. Shōyō-en

0.48 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.

3. Hōmotsu-den

0.48 MILES

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

4. Rinnō-ji

0.52 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

0.56 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,…

6. Ishi-dorii

0.59 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.

7. Omote-mon

0.63 MILES

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

8. Gōjūnotō

0.63 MILES

This five-tiered pagoda at Tōshō-gū is an 1819 reconstruction of the mid-17th-century original. Buying a supplementary ticket affords you the chance to…