Chuzenji-onsen town

 town, resort, onsen

This hot spring town is also the site of Kegon Waterfall, the most famous of several waterfalls in Nikko National Park. It consists mostly of hotels, ryokans, temples and museums.

To get there, take a bus from Tobu-Nikko railway station. The scenic winding road takes about an hour. The Tobu operated buses leave from in Tobu Nikko Station (some also serve JR Nikko Station) and are bound for Chuzenji Onsen or Yumoto Onsen. There are about three buses per hour. The one way trip from Tobu Nikko Station to Chuzenji Onsen takes about 50 minutes and costs 1100 Yen.

If you are visiting Lake Chuzenji from Tokyo, make sure to consider a Tobu Free Pass, which includes the round trip by train from Tokyo to Nikko and free travel on Tobu buses in the Nikko area.

Note that during peak travel seasons such as the autumn leaf season, traffic between central Nikko and Lake Chuzenji can be very heavy, and buses can incur heavy delays.

Google panorama: goo.gl/maps/wvH4WW5dYP1qvwwF9