Kirifuri Highlands Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Kirifuri Highlands

The main road through this area used to have a quite expensive toll on it, but this was removed in 2007. The area is on the slopes of theJapanese Alps. It is heavily forested with Japanese ceder, pine and deciduous trees, apart from the ski field, which is covered in knee-height bracken-like bamboo (but looks like grassy fields from a distance). The main road is lined with hotels and shops close to Nikko, however as it gets closer to the ski ground there is mainly forest with few other facilities. In June and July, the entire ski ground turns butter-yellow with the blooming of the Nikko Lily (ニッコウキスゲNikko kisuge), and the ski lifts are open at this time for sightseers. There are plenty of deer and monkeys in the area, and it is necessary to drive carefully, particularly at dusk. There i

Where to Stay in Kirifuri Highlands

• 🏨New Kirifuri Camping Ground

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