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Nikko Scavenger Hunt: Nikko Mode: The Sacred Mountain Chase

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Two hours. One epic Nikko adventure. Your team will solve puzzles, complete challenges, and explore historic landmarks. On this modern day treasure hunt in Nikko you will compete for the top spot in your city. You can start your scavenger hunt any time your group is ready. Learn how it works.

This scavenger hunt will help you explore Nikko. This top rated Nikko Scavenger Hunt scavenger hunt is 2.25 miles and has 8 stops.

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Activity Info: Nikko Mode: The Sacred Mountain Chase

Explore Downtown Nikko through a walking tour that leads you to historic landmarks like the Ninomiya Horitsuke Suijinhi and the Imaichi-juku Honjin. Solve riddles, answer trivia, and complete photo challenges at each stop while learning about local legends and unique architecture. Compete for points on the leaderboard as you uncover hidden gems and fascinating stories along the way. Perfect for group outings, family adventures, date nights, or team building events, this city exploration brings history to life in a fun and interactive way.

You can do our interactive scavenger hunt at any time.

Featured Locations On This Scavenger Hunt

Ninomiya Horitsuke Suijinhi

Pause by a marker to farming ingenuity—a stone that celebrates the power of water to transform communities. Nikko's fields still whisper the story started here.

Monument for the Site of the Imaichi Hotoku Office

You have reached a hub of ingenuity where agricultural revolutions took shape. This site pulses with the energy of diligent reformers and bustling planners eager to better Nikko's future.

Nikko Cedar Avenue Guideboard

Get ready to marvel at a path once graced by shoguns, monks, and pilgrims beneath whispering giants. Nikko’s Cedar Avenue is a living green corridor that has amazed travelers for generations. Let’s meander at it's gateway!

Site of the Guest House for Korean Envoys

Venture into a park where international diplomacy once flourished! This site buzzed with parades, ceremonies, and cross-cultural meetings between nations, telling an unexpected chapter of Nikko’s story.

Site of the Imaichi-juku Honjin

Stroll through the heart of historic Imaichi, once a bustling crossroad for Japan's elite travelers and feudal lords. This corner is steeped in stories of grand processions and vital rest stops that fueled the town's fortunes. Let us uncover a relic of Nikko's great highway history!

Imaichi Town Road Starting Point Marker

This quiet corner holds the heart of Imaichi’s travel legacy—a place where every journey once officially began. Step into the shoes of old-time explorers and imagine the open road ahead!

Grave of Ninomiya Sontoku

Within tranquil shrine grounds rests one of Nikko’s most beloved reformers—a man whose wise principles shaped both the land and it's people. Step softly on sacred ground and let inspiration take root.

Aizu Nishi Kaido Oiwake Road Marker

At this juncture, roads and fates parted ways. Explore a stone marker that was once a key decision point for officials and merchants braving the highways of feudal Nikko.

How the Nikko Scavenger Hunt works

Explore Nikko like never before. All you need is a phone and some free time! Our cross-platform mobile app (available on iOS and Android) uses GPS and AI photo scanning to help you navigate from stop to stop as you uncover hidden art, history, and culture all around you.

Solve riddles at each stop, complete hilarious photo challenges, and compete with your team to score the most points and top our city-wide leaderboard.

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Map of scavenger hunt walking tour for Nikko Mode: The Sacred Mountain Chase

More details

Activity Type: Anytime Scavenger Hunt

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Travel Method: Walking

Walking Distance: 3.62 KM (2.25 Mi)

Time:1.5 - 2 Hours

Skill Level:Friend & Family Fun

Extra Admissions: None


Custom Events For Nikko Mode: The Sacred Mountain Chase

Whether you're heading out for a weekend getaway, throwing a surprise birthday party for your best friend, or celebrating your bachelorette party, the fun never stops with ScavengerHunt.com.

Our Nikko Scavenger Hunt scavenger hunts are endlessly customizable. Unlock unique challenge types, roles, and other special features as you have a blast, no matter the occassion.

Earn The Nikko Scavenger Hunt High Score

Love a little competition? On your photo scavenger hunt, each player on your team will receive interactive challenges. You'll work together to solve riddles, answer trivia and complete photo challenges for a chance to top the Nikko leaderboard—and compete for ultimate bragging rights!

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Max Power

Team: Max Power

Score: 2472
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For the Lolz

Team: For the Lolz

Score: 2369
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1st not Last

Team: 1st not Last

Score: 2119

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Reviews for Nikko Scavenger Hunt: Nikko Mode: The Sacred Mountain Chase

5 star reviews

This was so much fun!!! My husband and I had a great time exploring. A great way to spend a day. Highly recommended!!

Carol Hild

5 star reviews

Had so much fun today with my team spice girls for Laura Bachelorette party

Pam Fox

5 star reviews

Easy and fun adventure. Good way to tour the city

Scot Branham

5 star reviews

Super fun! Great team building for a great company function

Maggie Silliman

5 star reviews

Lots of fun, and a great activity with a group! We took the light rail down for some extra adventure. We learned a few fun facts.

Terri Hensen

5 star reviews

So much fun and not pricey at all. Did it with a group including kids. They had fun too. We will for sure do more hunts in the future.

Tania Paddock

5 star reviews

It was good family fun. Great that you can pause to have lunch etc. was fairly easy but didn’t initially realise clues had time limits - hence missed out! Would definitely do another elsewhere.

Joanne Clements

5 star reviews

Had lots of fun. Would definitely recommend this as a fun day.

Megan Prenc

5 star reviews

Great time with family and friends would definitely do another tour!

Mike Vigil

5 star reviews

Had an enjoyable time and visited a place I've not been before.

Stephanie Yencer

5 star reviews

Awesome fun! You should try this. Great competition.

Ben Rathbone

5 star reviews

Super fun experience reconnecting with my city and work team!

Sabrina Foster

5 star reviews

Awesome way to learn more about our beautiful city! Great date night!

Laura Taylor

5 star reviews

SO Fun!! It’s a great team bonding experience & fun to learn about the town you’re in. And an added bonus of exercise!

Monica Thomas

5 star reviews

That’s a fun way to see the city and it’s history!

Howard Usher

5 star reviews

Awesome game -it rocked!!

James Macie

5 star reviews

Loved it! Great experience and challenging as well. Highly recommend!

Aaron Doman

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