Rinnoji Temple Nikko

Shinkansen: We had our first trip on a bullet train which is referred to in Japan as the Shinkansen. They are very recognisable by their sleek aerodynamic noses and their overall size is bigger than normal trains. Our journey took us from Tokyo to Utsunomiya in a little under 50 minutes, which is approximately 96 km. The acceleration was very …

Arrived at the Nikko train station amid a flood of rain and caught our first taxi to the Narusawa lodge. We were greeted by the amazing Yuji, the lodge owner. He has been very helpful, arranging restaurant bookings and helping us make plans. He even took Jono to the coin laundry to dry his clothes. Since we were only spending two nights in Nikko we …

Entry containing 7 photos titled: Lisa at the Temple Area, Lisa in front of another temple, Nikko River, Our own blue dragon (with Spirit), Paul in front of a Pagona, Paul in front of another temple, Rinnoji

... of the bridge is the entrance to Nikko National Park. I wandered up the side of the mountain, ending up at Rinnoji Temple-Sanbutudo. Within the temple were beautiful golden buddhas - unfortunately, they didn't allow photographs inside. Next along ...

... would give me access to all the major sites. After strolling through a beautifully landscaped Shoyoen garden I made my way into the Rinnoji Temple building and was met with a huge golden statues of Buddhist deities. On the other side of the building lay ...

... and peaceful and you can certainly see why the Japanese value their gardens so highly. From here we moved onto the Rinnoji Temple.  This represents best the curious mix of religions that Japan follows.  Shinto is the main religion, where ...

... was just a shame that we were not allowed to take photos while we were there. The first major site was the Rinnoji temple and is Nikko's most important temple.  It was founded by Shodo Shonin, the Buddhist monk who introduced Buddhism to Nikko ...

... . These included some amazing temples and waterfalls, a massive lake and a relaxing hot spring. Unfortunately, one of the star attractions Rinnoji temple was being renovated. We were still allowed to go inside the main area and then pay a fee to view the ...

... cicada and the constant light mist all around us. The sights that i most enjoyed there were the grave of Tokugawa and Rinnoji temple with the sanbutsudo, room with 3 huge golden buddah statues. After having visited all the temples and shrines in that ...

... much more elusive than the deer of Nara, and we didn't end up seeing any. Our first stop was the Toshogu Shrine and the Rinnoji Temple. I could bore you with all of the random facts that I learned here, but I instead tried to include them in my picture ...

... Shrines and Temples of Nikko UNESCO Website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/913 The Toshogu and Futarasan-jinja shrines and the Rinnoji temple as well as their surrounding are registered as a UNESCO's World Heritage Site in 1999.   Shrines and ...