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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

About 90 minutes northwest of Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station, on the Tobu Tojo Line, Ogawamachi, in Saitama Prefecture, prospered as a bustling town with numerous markets during the Edo period. Often called a "Little Kyoto," it is today designated as "Saitama Prefecture's Historical Model District," where buildings such as Nagaya townhouses and warehouses still remain. Here, visitors can experience laid-back Saitama culture, tour a saké brewery, enjoy hot springs and stay overnight at Ogawa Onsen Kaw

Tobu Top Tours Co., Ltd. has launched a special 2-night/3-day wedding-honeymoon photoshoot plan in the World Heritage site of Nikko, Japan, just two hours north of Tokyo.

***The Plan Includes a wedding photo session and a 2-night / 3-day honeymoon

***Special opening offer: Get a 20% discount if you apply by September 30. Original Price $16000 USD, now only $12800 USD

Plan a wedding photoshoot in Japan that will be remembered and treasured for a lifetime,set in the natural beauty and world heritage

These Premium Experiences, Specifically for Inbound Visitors, will be held at the Observation Deck on Select Dates in November and December 2024.

On October 4, 2024, TOKYO SKYTREE began selling Premium Experience Traditional Performing Arts Programs for overseas visitors. These special programs will be held at the Observation Deck on select dates in November and December 2024 (see below). They will allow visitors to enter the deck before or after opening hours, with time to experience Sumida Ward

Cattle grazing was reintroduced at Kotoku Farm for the first time in five years, and viewing these rare, brown Swiss cattle is now a relaxing pastime for Park Visitors.

In order to maximize the tourism value of Nikko's "International Eco-Resort," the Tobu Group is enhancing the tourism experience through regional cooperation. As part of these efforts, Tobu Railway's Kogyo division has renovated and reopened Kotoku Farm, a unique cattle farm in Nikko National Park. Cattle grazing is being held at

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 three-month-long extravaganza called "Pokémon Horizons: The Series POKÉMON in TOKYO SKYTREE®" is running from June 25 (Tuesday) to September 24 (Tuesday), 2024

TOKYO SKYTREE®, operated by Tobu Tower Skytree, is holding its first collaboration event with the TV animation "Pokémon." The three-month-long extravaganza called "Pokémon Horizons: The Series POKÉMON in TOKYO SKYTREE^®" is running from June 25 (Tuesday) to September 24 (Tuesday), 2024. The event is centered on the TEMBO GALLERIA, 450 m

This new campground, a joint venture between Tobu Railway and Cross Project Group, brings a "new camping style," to Takatoku-Nakaiwa River Park in Nikko City. Travel there by train and bring nothing with you! It's a "Rent it All" site.

On May 1, 2024, Tobu Railway and Cross Project Group, Inc. – with expertise in operating outdoor businesses across Japan – opened "Nikko Takatoku Camping Station" at Takatoku-Nakaiwa River Park in Nikko City, near Shin Takatoku Station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line. Up

With Aims to Preserve Japan's Railroad Cultural Heritage, Reach Toward Future Carbon Neutrality, and Promote More Sustainable Tourism, Tobu Railway is Experimenting with Replacing Part of its Coal Fuel Used by its SL Taiju Steam Locomotive with Bio-Coke Derived from Plant-based Materials.

Tobu Railway has begun a demonstration experiment to replace part of its coal fuel used to power its "SL Taiju" Steam Locomotive, with bio-coke derived from plant-based materials.The aim is to achieve carbon ne

Since its opening in June 2020, the Sumida River Walk and TOKYO mizumachi, which connect Tokyo’s “old” landmarks in the Asakusa and Senso-ji temple area with the “new” landmarks at TOKYO SKYTREE, have become popular as a relaxing strolling course. Tobu Railways renewed the neighborhood map to further promote this Shitamachi downtown Tokyo region. The map also introduces recommended courses according to traveler preferences, such as half-day or full-day tours, shopping, and cultural events. Tobu

The Limited Express Train Service to Nikko, Tochigi Pref Will Introduce Two Additional Spacia X Train Sets, So Even More Travelers Can Use their Service. This will be Accompanied by More Appropriate Pricing for Premium Seating.

Beginning Saturday, March 16, 2024, Tobu Railway will introduce two new Spacia X train sets! The private Limited Express Train Service Operating between Tobu Asakusa Station in Tokyo and Tobu Nikko Station will now run a total of four train sets on six round trips daily so

This Series of Bamboo Lighting Events Taking Place now through January 31, 2024, along the Sumida River Walk and in the "Soyokaze Hiroba" (Breeze Plaza) area of Sumida Park in Downtown "Shitamachi" Tokyo.

The Sumida Riverwalk is the pedestrian walkway that opened in summer 2020 along Tobu Railway's Sumida River railroad bridge. From November 9, 2023 to January 31, 2024 it will be illuminated with a gorgeous bamboo light archway welcoming visitors. During this same period, at Sumida Park's "Soyoka