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Shinkansen to a Ryokan
Jul 16, 2005
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" A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving - Lao Tzu Faster than a speeding bullet? Not quite So after 4 nights in Tokyo we used the first day of our 7-day ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
byrnedm
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Wax on wax off
Mar 23, 2006
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"Another day and night out of Tokyo today with a trip north to Nikko, an area of shrines and temples marked as a world heritage site, not that I knew what that was before arriving t ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
alasdairm
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Temple Overload
May 8, 2007
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"Well I had to do it...one last day in Japan looking at temples. This time escaping Tokyo back into the mountains North of the city. In all Tokyo is a bit of a let down, not huge am ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
hodge
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Typhoon Antics
Aug 5, 2003
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"A few hours outside of Tokyo is pretty little Nikko. We arrive just in time to watch the typhoon take over the town. Instead of huddling inside and being warm and dry we put on tin ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
itsem
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Nikko
Jan 16, 2006
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"When I woke up this morning I decided that I needed to see less of Tokyo and more of Japan. I hopped on the Ginza metro to Asakusa and took the first Tobu Nikko rapid train leaving ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
virtualshan
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Nikko
Sep 20, 2004
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"Nikko jest miejscem kultu Shinto. Liczne swiatynie rozrzucone sa na wzgorzach porosnietych wiekowym lasem (wszystko wpisane jest na liste swiatowego dziedzictwa ludzkosci). ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
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Nikko is Nippon
Jul 9, 2008
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"splendida invenzione le ferrovie giapponesi, funzionano veramente una meraviglia e penso che questo JR pass lo consumero' fino all'osso! Sono arrivata verso le 10 a Nikko, forse la ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
cavallette
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Temple town
Nov 12, 2007
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" The main reason to come to Nikko is to visit the Toshogu Shrine which is a very large network of temples. There was more of the same kind of stuff I'd been seeing at other shrines ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
gypsymichelle
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Daytripper
Feb 7, 2003
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" I decided to venture out on another day and take the train 2 hours north to the sacred shrines of Nikko. The day itself was absoultley rubbish, raining and there was fresh snow in ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
jag
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NIKKO
Jul 9, 2006
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"July 9, 2006 Sunday Well...after being a bum on Saturday, I went to Nikko with Frances and her friend Mika on Sunday. I am getting everything in before I leave. THe train out wasn' ..."
A travel blog entry from NIKKO by
rachel_gould
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NICK: Nick-o in Nikko
Feb 7, 2006
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"We went to Nikko on an overnight trip from Tokyo. Apparently this is an off-season time to go to Nikko since the guide book described "throngs of tourists" there.. we were extremel ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
niknash
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Japan!
Mar 11, 2006
"I had just written a very detailed and witty entry and it all disappeared. Therefore - we are in Japan and it is nice. ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
ed_and_yvette
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Into the Woods
Jun 18, 2007
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"An idyllic town with great food (Hippari Dako!), hot baths, and magnificent temples. Our stay was all too short. ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
arleneandjavier
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WWOOFing: Ski Resorts and Suprises
Mar 26, 2008
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"WWOOFing is an accronym for World Wide Opportunities in Organic Farming (although opportunities are not limited to farming). Basically it's a volunteer program for people to work a ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
kristint
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Day trip to Nikko
Mar 5, 2005
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"Day trip to magnificent snow covered temples and shrines. Solo bush trek down through the Valley of Forgotten Souls. ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
richardflux
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Nikko
Apr 17, 2005
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"Cherry Blossoms We went to Nikko to see the cherry blossoms, which bloom only once a year during April. On the way to Nikko, we noticed a park (Yaita Park) that had a lot of beauti ..."
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gogotrek
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Nikko: Fufilling My Destiny At Last
Mar 6, 2007
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"I have realised my fate. My destiny. What I was created to do. It is all so clear to me now. In the tradition of the Monks, I am meant to be a Monk. Today I took the two hour train ..."
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woundedsoldier
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Rain ruins day
May 31, 2008
"My day trip to Nikko was a failure. The weather was awful and Nikko isn't the sort of place you can enjoy in torrential rain. I arrived, caught a bus to Shinkyo Sacred Bridge, atte ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
tayka
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Nikko is Nippon apparently...
Oct 17, 2006
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"We'd planned a day trip to the town of Nikko (about 2 hours outside of Tokyo) before we even realised our visit would coincide with one of their annual festivals. We'd read that th ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
sianandjim
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Nikko the place with lots of shrines!!!
Oct 10, 2006
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"Ok for once Pete's actually letting me write an entry (he's actually cooking) so here goes....... We arrived in Nikko, originally planning a 9 night stay but after realising that t ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
peteyrin
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Day Trip to Nikko
Oct 28, 2007
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"We take a weekend trip to Tokyo-visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art (where we see the 2007 Tokyo Photography competition) and a Kabuki performance. The next day, we stop by ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
fiseb
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Nebbia
Jun 4, 2008
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"Di nuovo in treno. Era ormai una settimana che non viaggiavo e devo dire che mi mancava terribilmente, anche se mi sento un po' a casa qui da mia cugina e Martin: non vorrei abitua ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
planetvale
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North to Nikko
Apr 10, 2006
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"We travelled to Nikko via Shinkansen (bullet train) and then transferred to a local train, arriving about 8pm when most of the town was closed. Our leader brought out the origami p ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
onmyway
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Slurp your food - its polite!
Jan 27, 2006
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"The massive city of Tokyo is CLEAN. No graffitti, no garbage, white glove and mask masking businessmen politely plow through the streets. The 5 level below-ground metro system is p ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
millarmotortour
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Nikko
Feb 11, 2008
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"Nikko, considered a holy place for centuries, is where you go if you want to see spectacularly-coloured temples and shrines near Tokyo. It's an easy two-hour train ride -- To ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
gadelle
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Typhoon
Aug 9, 2003
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"A tyhpoon hit just as we arrived in Nikko.. Click here to jump to my personal travel website ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
vicked
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Nikko
Jun 2, 2008
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"Nikko is a small town north of Tokyo famous for its hikes as its located close to the alps. We checked into a hotel that had its own onsen - a hot spring. We arrived late so we mad ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
alexandcarol
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Nikko
Nov 26, 2005
"Nikko is beautiful. A lot of temples and shrines and a very old bridge. Waterfalls and mountains. We`re having problems with the owner of our hostel (he owes us 540$ and refuses to ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
mar
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Nikko
Sep 13, 2000
"Mana has moved to her cousins place so I'm missing her.. but unexpectely I should be able to meet u with her today. I'm just waiting for 10 to roll around so I can ring her.. I fee ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
ewie
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Nikko and Toshu-go Shrine
Apr 29, 2008
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"On Tuesday Emi and I woke up extra early to catch our tour bus to Nikko. However as we were going to swipe our Passimo cards to enter the subway I noticed that it was not going to ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
gumbylives
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Onwards to Nikko
Apr 28, 2008
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"On Tuesday Emi and I woke up extra early to catch our tour bus to Nikko. However as we were going to swipe our Passimo cards to enter the subway I noticed that it was not going to ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
gumbylives
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Nikko
Jul 5, 2007
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" Apres 2 jours a Tokyo, on est parti pour Nikko, petite ville un peu plus au nord.Enfin, on a essaye d'y aller... Alex nous avait fait un joli itineraire avec les changements de tr ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
wismax
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Sumo wrestling
Jul 16, 2008
"Hej igen Med den spaendende afslutning fra sidste gang og alle der sidder paa kanten af stolen og venter spaendt, maa jeg hellere komme i gang med at fortaelle lidt om tu ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
mlarsen
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Safe and sound in Japan
Dec 16, 2005
"So I've made it safely to Japan and the most diffcult thing I:ve had to do so far is type on a japanese keyboard. It's actually a qwerty keyboard (the kind we use in the US) except ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
kevinbogart
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Nikko!
Feb 24, 2007
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"Today we arose around 9 to go to the historic Word Heritage site of Nikko, about 2 hours north of Tokyo. We bought the World Heritage Pass, which I would recommend. For about $35 p ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
jenfifi
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Nikko temples and river
Jul 3, 2008
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"DAVE -- It's 9:30a now on Friday, I'm hanging out in the room trying to wake up! Happy July 4th to all of you! Hope you are having a nice time with BBQs and all that stuff. It's an ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
davekeli
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Tam, kde lezí Tokugawa
Mar 23, 2008
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" Na najvýznamnejsí rod v Japonsku človek narazí skoro vsade, aj keby náhodou nechcel. Odvtedy, čo sme zaplatili v Mite 1100 yenov za veľmi malé a neuveriteľne n ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
mimiama
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Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil
Sep 21, 2007
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"We hopped on the tour bus at 8:20 this morning, bound for Nikko. It was a pretty long drive, but what a lovely place when we finally arrived at Tosho-gu shrine. The shrine is set h ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
melanie.widmer
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Onsen and Sento
Feb 5, 2005
"Onsen are Japanese hot springs, and they're all over the country, especially in scenic spots. But that's not quite enough in Japan, so they also have sento, which are public baths ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
donh
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Nikko
Aug 29, 2006
"We caught the train to Nikko, a world heritage site about 2 hours north of Tokyo. Its famous for its temples and shrines. We were both a bit temple-weary by the end of it all, but ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
andyheather
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Countryside
Dec 30, 2007
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"Took the Shinkansen to Nikko which was speedy, but very uncomfortable. Japanese trains are crap in this respect. But they are clean. Hostel owner came and picked our bags up ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
mothman
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Just in the Nikko time...
Mar 10, 2006
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"Nikko - site of the mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the warlord who established the shogunate that ruled Japan for over 250 years until the end of the feudal era. Our trip to Nikko s ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
kukuwu
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Nikko
Feb 27, 2007
"Staying in a great hostel. Park Lodge hostel in Nikko. I highly recommend it. Spent today at the Shrines.. walking around and then 2 hours of kareoke.. (I'm so happy Helena seems t ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
ewie
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Off to Nikko - home of the 3 famous monkeys
Jul 22, 2006
"Nick had told me prior to my leaving Brazil that we would be spending a weekend in Nikko. Nikko is one of Japan's most popular tourist destinations because of the history and beaut ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
athena
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Coming and/or Going
May 16, 2008
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"What a day...exhausted! Sometimes lack of planning can provide unlimited freedom that can lead to unexpected and awesome adventures (i.e. Europe) and then there are other times whe ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
helento
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Nikko
Oct 14, 2007
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"We spent 4 days exploring Nikko and the surrounding area. Nikko is NW of here, directly north of Tokyo, up in the mountains of central Honshu, towards Nagano and the "Japanese Alps ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
bassalleckj
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Nikko is Nippon
Jun 12, 2007
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"There's a current advertising slogan-- Nikko is Nippon -- spotted on billboards and trains throughout Tokyo. Spectacular pictures of the small city are shown and they entice people ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
odevened
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Nikko
Jun 1, 2007
"Nikko ..."
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dkm
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Nikko and the Tokugawa-era
Jul 4, 2005
"The group will take a train to Nikko mid-afternoon, carrying overnight bags while our suitcases are shipped to Kyoto. We spend two nights in a traditional inn in Nikko, exploring t ..."
A travel blog entry from Nikko by
asian_wanderer
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