Akechidaira Plateau - 明知平高原
Akechidaira Plateau (明智平) is located near the top of the ascending Irohazaka Winding Road. At the plateau, there is a parking lot with a free observation area that offers nice views onto the Irohazaka and the valley below. During autumn, this becomes a popular autumn color spot as fall colors spread across the landscape.
A rest house stands beside the parking lot, serving as a souvenir shop, cafeteria and the lower station of the Akechidaira Ropeway. In three minutes, the ropeway carries visitors to an observation platform further up the mountain for spectacular views over Kegon Waterfall and Lake Chuzenjiko. Outside of winter, it is also possible to reach this upper observation deck in about two hours (one way) via a hiking trail from Lake Chuzenjiko. The trail also connects to Mount Hangetsuyama.
Live Camera (Now of Akechidaira observatory)
Panorama rest house
パノラマレストハウス
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Hours: 9:00 to 16:00 Closed: No closing days |
Panorama rest house is
＞Local food restaurant
＞soft serve ice cream shop
＞Snack shop
＞Souvenir shop
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■ OFFICIAL WEB SITE(Japanese only)
Akechidaira Ropeway
明知平ロープウェイ
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Hours: 9:00 to 16:00 Closed: No closing days Fees: 730 yen (round trip) |
The Akechidaira Ropeway (明智平ロープウェイ Akechidaira Rōpuwei?) is Japanese aerial lift line in Nikkō, Tochigi, operated by Nikkō-Kōtsū (日光交通).
The Tōbu Group company mainly operates bus lines in the city.
The observatory has a view of Kegon Falls, Lake Chūzenji, and Mount Nantai. The line opened in 1933, and reopened in 1950.
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Akechidaira observatory
明知平展望台
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Hours: 9:00 to 16:00 Closed: No closing days |
About 3 minutes in the ropeway from Akechidaira.
Akechidaira observatory is the best observatory in Nikko.
Overlooks the Lake Chuzenjiko with Kegon Falls and Mt. Nantai in the grand scale.
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The information on this page is updated in April 2016.
The possibility want that information has been changed, please check the official website of each facility.