Nikkō

Nikko — Japan's most ornate shrine complex — dazzles with the gold-lacquered Tosho-gu mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the sacred Shinkyo Bridge and forests of thousand-year cedar trees that transform into a blaze of autumn foliage each October. A UNESCO World Heritage site just 130 kilometres north of Tokyo.

FFGR Japan provides private chauffeur day trips from Tokyo, with early morning access before the crowds and custom itineraries combining Nikko with the Kinugawa hot spring valley.