Getaway to Nikko - suggestions?

[Caustic Saint]

I've got a vacation at the end of this month (10 days - woo!) and am thinking of taking a gf off to Nikko for a couple days. Anybody ever made the trip up there and have any suggestions on things to do and places to stay?

[sillygirl]

I live in Tochigi, so I can't recommend anywhere to stay, as I can go to Nikko for the day.

To be honest, you can see Nikko in a day. There's obviously the famous Tokugawa shrine etc, and a lake. And that's about it.

Okunikko is good for hiking (watch out for the bears!) and onsens, but other than that, I can't imagine staying there for 10 days....

Tobu railways have a direct train there from Utsunomiya and you can catch a bus from the station to the lake -got some nice pedal swan boats...

Sorry can't tell you much more than that.

Oh! You can go to Edo Mura for the ninja shows! 6000 per person, though.

[sillygirl]

http://japaneseguesthouses.com/db/nikko/


Found this, if it's any help

[hakuman]

Nikko is cool, but there is usually a million people there. Maybe someone can suggest somewhere better to you.

[Caustic Saint]

It doesn't absolutely have to be Nikko. That's just the first place that came to mind when I starting thinking of someplace close to Tokyo for an overnight getaway.

I'm open to just about any place, really.