The heavenly place where the primroses bloomed gregariously.

The photo has been originally uploaded by Yuichi Momma's photostream in flickr.

I visited such a heavenly place on one day of a break in the rainy season. The place is at an altitude of about 1,300 meters, and the site is located at the Lake Chuzenji side in the Oku-Nikko.  The place cannot be accessed by own cars. Because, the area is limited to vehicles in order to prevent natural destructions. We have to park own cars in a parking lot where is about 10 miles away from that area, and we have to take the hybrid bus of the lower pollution performs shuttle service.

Colors of early summer in Oku-Nikko

Trees of White Birch and Snow-huts

Trees of White Birch and Snow-huts, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

I enjoyed hot spring bathing in one Ryokan at Yumoto Onsen after two miles of snowshoe trekking in Senjyo-ga-hara.
The Yumoto onsen is located at the far end of Oku-Nikko area, and the place is famous in hot spring resort. People visit there to enjoy both ski or snowboard and hot spring bathing. The photos here show Kamakura Matsuri, that means Snow-hut Festival, held at Yumoto onsen in order to promote tourism. Many foreign visitors from Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and other countries also visit there to enjoy wonderful nature of Oku-Nikko.
As for the access information for Nikko, try to check here.