Golf on a historic prestigious course and enjoy visiting the world heritage site “Shrines and Temples of Nikko” (4-day-3-night trip)

Wakayama Farm is a family farm that has been producing chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and bamboo seedlings over three generations. The spectacular bamboo forest that extends in the 24-hectare land is also popular as a filming location for movies and commercials. Farm visitors can try bamboo shoot harvest and bamboo craft creation in addition to a walk in the bamboo forest. On weekends and holidays, you can enjoy an out-of-ordinary experience including drinking matcha from a bowl made from bamboo and seeing the illuminated bamboo forest at night. The café offers meals that feature the flavor of ingredients grown by farmers in the neighborhood and drinks that are perfect to take on a walk. The farm also has a museum where visitors can learn about the ecology and use of bamboo and a gallery showcasing Japanese bamboo handicrafts. The shop sells agricultural products including bamboo shoots, chestnuts, and blueberries, and also the chestnuts sweet “Oh Kuri” made by thoroughly kneading the nuts of carefully grown chestnuts. You will also find the farm’s original bamboo shoot products such as jars of additive-free boiled bamboo shoots harvested in spring.

Pete-Dye Golf Club is a masterpiece 18-hole course designed on the land of Nikko by the genius Pete Dye. It is named after the golf course architect Pete Dye. The course is flat but long and tough, and is one of the best championship courses in Tochigi Prefecture. The course will make you play seriously and let you find your true skill level. The course also features an authentic and classy clubhouse.

Kinugawa Country Club, designed by the master golfer Torakichi Nakamura, opened in August 1959 in the scenic site along the clear waters of the Kinu River overlooking the Nikko Mountain Range. This course with a long history has been designed to allow all golfers, from beginners to advanced players, to have fun but at the same time play a round aggressively and strategically. At the clubhouse, you can enjoy the natural hot spring and tasty meals prepared with locally produced ingredients. Why don’t you spend a relaxing time while golfing with your family or friends at this golf course with tradition and a hot spring?

Myogetsubo is a grill & steak restaurant. Its building has been renovated from a former lodging house of Nikkozan Rinno-ji Temple, a temple with over 1,250 years of history. Our recommended dish is the authentic Tochigi Wagyu steak. Tochigi Wagyu is one of the top beef brands in Japan. It is a Japanese Black breed rated A4 or higher and is produced in Tochigi Prefecture with a natural environment ideal for cattle raising. Having received the Award of Excellence at the national fair for two consecutive years, Tochigi Wagyu is one of the most recognized wagyu brands in Japan. In an exquisite environment surrounded by world heritage sites, please come and try Tochigi Wagyu and indulge yourself in the slow flow of time while thinking of the distant past.

The most renowned shrine of “the Shrines and Temples of Nikko”-a UNESCO world heritage site where Ieyasu Tokugawa, the great Shogun who started the Edo Period, is enshrined. Most of the shrine complex you see today was rebuilt in 17th century. The shrine contains 55 buildings including 8 national treasures and 34 listed buildings. The highlights are many colorful buildings which are richly decorated with gorgeous carvings. Do not miss the symbol of peace “Sleeping Cat”, and the “Three Monkeys” with the “see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil” poses!

Kegon Falls is the most famous of Nikko’s 48 waterfalls. Water from Lake Chuzenji falls 97 metres straight down to the rocks below creating a dynamic and artistic work of nature. A special lift takes visitors to the basin where the force and roar of the water can be witnessed close up!

Kegon Falls offers stunning views every season. Deep green in early summer, red and yellow leaves in autumn.
in winter, the water freezes as it drops creating beautiful ice shapes almost like beautiful pieces of art.

Goma, or “homa” in Sanskrit, is a secret practice (secret teaching) in Esoteric Buddhism from India where monks start the fire of wisdom in the hearth-altar and throw various offerings into the fire to dispel calamity and misfortune, wishing for Buddha’s protection (fulfillment of wishes). It is said that Nikko developed through the connection between nature and worship. At Chuzenji Temple, which is a branch of the world heritage site Rinnoji Temple, you can experience shakyo (sutra copying) and shabutsu (Buddha image tracing) while making your wishes and attend the goma fire ceremony. The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko offers its hotel guests an exclusive opportunity to join these events in the temple hall that is closed to the general public.

※Exclusively for guests staying at THE RITZ-CARLTON, NIKKO

▶Meeting point
Inside the hotel

▶Telephone No.
81-288-25-6666 (THE RITZ-CARLTON, NIKKO)

▶Website
https://www.tablecheck.com/en/shops/ritzcarlton-nikko-activity/reserve

▶Date
This experience program will close when it reaches capacity. Please contact the hotel for more information.

▶Time
10:00～

▶Price
10,000 yen (tax and service charge included)

▶How to make a reservation
This experience program will close when it reaches capacity. Please contact the hotel for more information.
[Contact]
Email: rc.nikko.ge@ritzcarlton.com
Telephone: 81-288-25-6666

Nikko Takaiya, the Japanese restaurant, opened in 1805. At the request of shrines and temples in Nikko (Nikko Toshogu, Nikko Futarasan-jinja, and Nikkozan Rinno-ji), we have been preparing dishes for their festivals for over 200 years. Today, the Nikko specialty ‘yuba’ dishes are quite popular among tourists. Our guests include the Imperial Family, cultural figures, and generations of local customers. Lately, international guests also enjoy the traditional Japanese cuisine and atmosphere at our restaurant, and we are very thankful for their patronage.

Watanabe Sahei Shoten is a family run brewery from 1842in Nikko.
Their spirit that “Junmai Jyozosyu” is an authentic sake”.
*”Junmai” is sake made only with rice， koji ， and water
*”Koji” is fungus which converts the starch from the rice into glucose
Of course， we use Nikko’s natural grand water to make nice sake in Nikko’s very cold winter. Why don’t you try it?
The owner can speak English. You can tour around with owner and hear his sprit of sake directly.

*English guided tour / max 40 person
*Reservation required （by Phone， E-mail， Online）

The little gorge formed by an eruption of nearby Mt. Nantai is a uniquely scenic spot. A row of approximately 70 Jizos are lined up along the south bank of the river. The group of Jizos is called “Baké-Jizo” because it is said that they are uncountable; if you try to count them， each time you will end up with a different number. Legend has it that the Sanskrit character “Kanman” on an upstream cliff was inscribed by Kobo Daishi， the founder of Shingon Buddhism， by throwing his brush. The Nikko Botanical Garden is on the opposite shore of the Jizos， and visitors can enjoy the scenic beauty in the seasons of spring verdant greens， autumn colours and snowy Jizos.

In the temple town of Nikko’s World Heritage Site, Shrines and Temples of Nikko, there are many attractive restaurants that can be enjoyed even at night. They offer a wide variety of menus, from traditional Japanese cuisine to creative dishes, and offer exquisite dishes made with fresh local ingredients. Please spend a special time with local sake and specialty products in a warm atmosphere.

Opened in 1964, Kanuma Country Club (鹿沼カントリー俱楽部) is a golf club featuring a total of 45 holes, the highest number in Tochigi, on vast land surrounded by lush green trees. The highly strategic course layout features very thrilling and challenging greens. Kanuma Country Club (鹿沼カントリー倶楽部) is also recognized for its maintenance quality and is particularly proud of its greens maintenance.

Between rounds, enjoy exquisite yakiniku at the clubhouse yakiniku restaurant Kashoen (鹿翔苑). Or, at the main restaurant, you can try Kanuma Kalbi Ramen, which has been the restaurant’s best-selling dish for over 50 years.

During the summer, Rokumaru Terrace (ろくまるテラス) offers shaved ice made with Nikko natural spring water, which is popular in the local area.

With these features, you are sure to have a fulfilling day.