Bringing even greater convenience to sightseeing in Nikko

October 6, 2016

Transportation E-money Payment Service Begins at Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park and English Embassy Villa Memorial Park

Nikko Natural History Museum Co., Ltd.

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.

Nikko Natural History Museum (Head Office: Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture; President: Hiroshi Kobayashi), in cooperation with Tobu Railway (Head Office: Sumida-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshizumi Nezu), will launch a payment service* for transportation e-money including PASMO at the Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park and British Embassy Villa Memorial Park from Saturday, October 8, 2016.

Nikko Natural History Museum, which is entrusted by Tochigi Prefecture with the management and operation of both facilities, is already a Tobu Railway e-money affiliate, and will now allow admission fees for both the Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park and British Embassy Villa Memorial Park to be paid with PASMO and various other forms of transportation e-money. This will allow visitors to complete payment quickly and easily when using the facilities.

Moving forward, the Tobu Group will continue to coordinate with Tochigi Prefecture and other local governments on various initiatives with the aim of further invigorating the Nikko District.

Please refer to the attachment for an overview of the service.

Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park British Embassy Villa Memorial Park

  • The following nine varieties of transportation e-money are accepted: PASMO, Suica, Kitaca, TOICA, manaca, ICOCA, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken. (PiTaPA is not accepted.)

  • PASMO is a registered trademark of Pasmo Co., Ltd.

  • Suica is a registered trademark of East Japan Railway Company.

  • Kitaca is a registered trademark of Hokkaido Railway Company

  • TOICA is a registered trademark of Central Japan Railway Company.

  • manaca is a registered trademark of Nagoya Transportation Development Organization Co., Ltd. and MIC Co., Ltd.

  • ICOCA is a registered trademark of West Japan Railway Company.

  • SUGOCA is a registered trademark of Kyushu Railway Company.

  • nimoca is a registered trademark of Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.

  • Hayakaken is a registered trademark of Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau.

Overview of the Transportation e-Money Payment Service for the Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park and British Embassy Villa Memorial Park

  1. Service Start Date

    Saturday, October 8, 2016

  2. Service Locations and Details

    1. Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park

      Admission (Adults: 200 yen, Children aged four up to junior high school: 100 yen) can be paid using transportation e-money.

    2. British Embassy Villa Memorial Park

      3. Admission (Adults: 200 yen, Children aged four up to junior high school: 100 yen) can be paid using transportation e-money.

      *A combined admission pass for both facilities can be purchased for 300 yen (adults) or 150 yen (children aged four up to junior high school)

      About the Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park and British Embassy Villa Memorial Park

      1. Overview of the Italian Embassy Villa Memorial Park

        The park allows visitors to enjoy the lush nature by the side of Lake Chuzenji and experience the history of an international summer retreat. The structures inside the park were constructed in 1928 as a summer villa of the Italian Embassy and were used by successive ambassadors until 1997.

        1. Location 2482 Chugushi, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture

        2. Open Season April 1 to November 30

        3. Open Hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

          (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in April and from November 11 to November 30)

        4. Closed Times Open every day from June 1 to October 31

          Closed on Mondays in April, May and November (or the following day when the Monday falls on a public holiday)

        5. Admission Adults: 200 yen, Children aged four up to junior high school: 100 yen

        6. Overview of the British Embassy Villa Memorial Park

          The villa was constructed in 1896 as the personal summer home of Ernest Satow, a British diplomat who had a profound impact on the Meiji Restoration, and was subsequently used as a villa of the British Embassy until 2008. In 2010, the premises were donated to Tochigi Prefecture and opened up to the general public from July 1, 2016.

          1. Location 2482 Chugushi, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture

          2. Open Season April 1 to November 30

          3. Open Hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

            (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in April and from November 11 to November 30)

          4. Closed Times Open every day from June 1 to October 31

            Closed on Mondays in April, May and November (or the following day when the Monday falls on a public holiday)

          5. Admission Adults: 200 yen, Children aged four up to junior high school: 100 yen

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