What to do in Nikko when it rains
When the rain sets in, Nikko sends you happily indoors — world-class museums, galleries, covered markets and warm cafés to wait out the weather.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Roadside Station Nikko 719-1 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- SL展示館 1110 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- Toru Funamura song Museum of the Japanese mind Memorial ７１９番地−１ Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- Nikko Museum of History and Folklore and Sontoku Ninomiya Memorial 304-1 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- Waterworks Museum Japan, 〒321-1263 Tochigi, Nikko, Segawa, 瀬川1334-1
- 日光市ふくろうの森手塚登久夫石彫館 503 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- 日光市 杉並木公園ギャラリー 533-5 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- なかもと古美術店 3 Senoo, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1264, Japan
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- JA Kamitsuga Moritomochokubaijosumairukan 923-3 Moritomo, Nikko, Tochigi 321-2335, Japan
- ニコニコ マルシェ 733-1 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- McDonald's 1068-1 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- KASHIWA CAFE&COFFEEROASTERY | 珈茶話 1147 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- Nikkokohi Tamamokoji 754 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- NIKKO CAMON 1659-210 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- Morinoshizuku 1129-10 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- キャンドル Japan, 〒321-1272 Tochigi, Nikko, Imaichihonchō, ２２−３ コーポラス Four Leaf
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Nikko Landmark 412-1 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
- 日光つるやたまり漬本舗菓匠庵店 10-7 Kawamuro, Nikko, Tochigi 321-2401, Japan
- アパレルミシンショッピングプラザ 日光店 412-1 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1261, Japan
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