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Senjogahara Marshland

In Japanese: 戦場ヶ原
Open by month

Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.

Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in July — at its best. Hike from Yumoto past Yudaki Falls to Ryuzu Falls (about 2.5 hours).

Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in October — at its best. Hike from Yumoto past Yudaki Falls to Ryuzu Falls (about 2.5 hours).

Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.

Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.

Senjogahara Marshland
Photo: Satoru Kikuchi from Banff, Canada / CC BY 2.0, resized

A 400-hectare high marsh in Oku-Nikko under Mt. Nantai, with about 350 plant species. Boardwalks make an easy 2-hour hike.

Nikko National Park

Nearby

Travel times are rough estimates by car.

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Best time
July, October — Hike from Yumoto past Yudaki Falls to Ryuzu Falls (about 2.5 hours)
Getting there
About 70 min by Tobu bus (for Yumoto Onsen) from JR Nikko or Tobu-Nikko Sta. to Sanbonmatsu or Akanuma
Fee
Free
Time needed
2 h 30 min

Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info