There is a Sight-Seeing Inquiry Office in Tobu-Nikko station Tel. 0288-53-4511 which may be able to provide some help. Both stations are about two kilometers to the west of the shrine area.
To reach the shrines, you can take a Tobu Bus bus stop 2C just outside the Tobu Nikko train station, bus fare included in Tobu's World Heritage Pass, about a 6 minute bus ride to the UNESCO World Heritage area, or you can get up close and personal with the neighborhood and use your own two feet, following the pedestrian signs along the main road Route 119. Getting off at bus stops 81-85 on the Tobu 2C bus line will get you to the shrine and temple area. Halfway between the stations and shrines, you can stop at the Tourist Information Center 591 Gokomachi area; Tel. 0288-53-3795 to get maps, ask questions some English spoken, use the Internet ¥100/30 minutes, and quench your thirst with water from a small, ladle-drawn waterfall. Also if it is raining, they very happily lend out umbrellas and you are able to drop these off on the way back. Allow about a half-hour or so to walk from the train station to the shrine entrance.
