Schedule
Day1: Tobu Asakusa station-Yunokami Onsen station (4 hours, by using 'Tobu line'), and use local bus service to Ouchi-juku*. Tohohetsuri** station is the next station of Yunokami Onsen.
Day2: If you have a rental car, then you can see the Momiji-tani suspension bridge*** or Nikko area before back to Tokyo.
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*'Ouchi-juku' is one of the post-town of 'Shimotsuke kaido (road)' from Aidu domain to Edo and many old houses have been reproduced and the old atmosphere is well reserved as before since the route is not the main one and apart from the main route ('Ohsyu kaido'). Recently in every year over 1,000,000 tourists visit the atractive post-town.
http://ouchi-juku.com/
**'Tou no hetsuri' was designated as the Japan's Natural monument in 1943.
It is so beautiful fluvial landform in the 'Aga river'.
http://shimogo.jp/sightseeing/tonohetsuri/
***Momiji-tani suspension bridge is very long walking bridge with the length of 320m which was built in the Shiobara dam lake.
http://www.city.nasushiobara.lg.jp/31/001926.html
http://www.takahara-shinrin.or.jp/mori-no-eki/index.html
Ouchi-juku and suvenior shops, which is located in the Shimotsuke kaido(route) made by Aidu domain in Edo period.
Shimotsuke kaido(route) located at the upper area of Ouchi-juku. Ms. Isabella Bird has been also visited this area during her travel in 1878.
Ref: Isabella L. Bird, Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior, Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrines of Nikko and Ise, 2vols.
Tou no Hetsuri, Japan's Natural monument
Momiji-tani suspension bridge is very long walking bridge with the length of 320m which was built in the Shiobara dam lake.
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