Tripatini contributor Linda Cooper writes:

"With gorgeous sightseeing at every turn, we ventured...to enjoy the panoramic vantage points of Nikko’s famous 318-foot-high Kegon Falls, taking a ride up to the observation platform atop  Akechidaira Plateau for a comprehensive (and mind-blowing) aerial view of the stream flowing from Lake Chuzenji to the falls, and Nikko's sacred volcano Mount Nantai -  8,156 feet high - in the background (the eruption of which 27,000 years ago blocked the valley below, creating the lake)."

Read more in her post A Beautiful Bespoke Journey to Japan.