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Featuring Local Saké from Tochigi Prefecture, the Token Dispenser, Situated Inside the Station's Kanaya Terrace Café, Opened on May 30, 2025.

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. and Kanaya Hotel Co., Ltd. jointly installed a token-operated saké dispenser inside THE KANAYA TERRACE Café, situated within Tobu Nikko Station (less than two hours north of Tokyo). The dispenser, unveiled on May 30, 2025, features local saké from breweries throughout Tochigi Prefecture. This allows customers, primarily returning from

Prices for the "NIKKO PASS All Area" and "NIKKO PASS World Heritage Area" Were Revised as of April 20, 2025
The Revised Price, Set by Kanto-based Tobu Railway Group is in line with the revision of discount fares by other Japan travel companies.

 Here are the revised special tickets and details of the changes to Tobu Railway's Nikko Passes.

(1) "NIKKO PASS All Area"

A. What is included in this ticket?

• Tobu Railway discount fare: Round-trip travel from Asakusa Station to TOBU Nikko Station
  Plus, unl

Under the motto "Your coffee will create the future of Nikko," a portion of sales from coffee purchased onboard Tobu Railway's Spacia X train will be used to support the preservation of Nikko's nature, history, and culture and to promote the use of English-Speaking guides in Nikko.

By facilitating guiding opportunities through its TOBU RAILWAY X COFFEE PROJECT, Tobu Railway is not only fostering its human tourism resources - a pressing issue for local communities, but it is enhancing the value of

Yunishigawa Onsen is a small village nestled in the mountains of Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. It can be reached by train from Tobu Asakusa Station in about 3 hours. Its relaxed atmosphere and indulgent, therapeutic hot springs await travelers to soothe their bodies and souls.

In 2025, the annual Yunishigawa Onsen Kamakura Festival will be held from January 31 to March 2. Hundreds of miniature kamakura or “snow huts” will be lit up at the main venue, Heike no Sato, and along the Sawaguchi river

This Special Night Adventure Train, which has been Operating on Select Summer and Autumn dates since 1987, is the Perfect Way to Access Early-Morning-Magnificently-Misty-and Magical Hiking in Oze, a National Park in Japan's Tohoku region.

Tobu Railway announces that in late summer/early autumn 2024, it is once again, operating its special "Oze Night Train 23:45." The train will run on the following dates:

• Fridays - August 16 & 23, September 6, 13, 20, 27, and October 11 & 18, 2024
• Saturdays - Augus

The New Six-Car Trains will Operate on the Route between Asakusa, Tokyo and Nikko & Kinugawa Onsen in Tochigi Prefecture. They will Now Include Travelers' Choice Seating Options, such as the "Cockpit Suite," Resembling Private Jet Seating, and the "Cockpit Lounge," Featuring a Relaxing Café Counter Depicting Nikko Motifs. Once in Nikko, Travelers Can Continue Beyond the World Heritage Area to Enjoy Outdoor Activities on Lake Chuzenji and throughout the Picturesque Oku-Nikko Region. 

Beginning Jul

In Japan's Nikko and Kinugawa-onsen areas, 2 Hours North of Tokyo along the Tobu Railway Nikko and Kinugawa Lines, Special Moon-Viewing Festivities with Autumn Light-ups will be held from September to November.

There is a Japanese expression Aki no Yonaga, which literally means "long autumn night." This year, despite Covid-19, two popular, annual, celebratory light-up events, illuminating the autumn night, will be held in the Nikko-Kinugawa area, along Tobu Railway's Nikko and Kinugawa Lines.

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