Watch the Seasons Unfold on a Journey Through Nikko, Japan

With a name that means ‘sunlight’, the town of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, is intimately bound to the seasons, its shifting landscapes and treasured shrines drawing in pilgrims and travellers over the centuries.

Travel · Photographs by Mark Parren Taylor · Published September 20, 2026 · 1 min read

Topics: National Geographic Traveller (UK), Holidays & Traditions, Japan, Travel Photography, World Heritage Sites, Feudal Japan, Temples, Buddhism, Forests, Walking, Lakes, Mountains, Festivals, Traditions, Travel

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Published in the October 2026 issue by National Geographic Traveller (UK). To subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine click here (available in select countries only).