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Nikko Slideshow
Nikko
Travel Blogs from Nikko, Japan
Nikko
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 it there was a impressive amount of gold and elaborate carvings on ...
Countryside
... , and gave us a lift to the station the next day, a very friendly place. Edoworld is a kind of theme park of old Japan (Edo was Tokyo), however there are no rides, and it all seemed a little neglected and ill though out. The shows were ...
Nikko: Getting out to the country
... temple and just enjoyed the scenery. The moist environment mixed with the pine tree forest makes for some really beautiful areas around Nikko. Different varieties of moss coat the forest floor and grow up and around the trees. If you have ever seen the ...
Onsen and Sento
... 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 (not naturally heated hotsprings). Sento are literally everywhere. Since Japanese ...
Nikko temples
... charged a certain amount of money depending on the time and the speed from point A and B. It's pretty advanced. Every car in Japan therefore has a little credit car slot under the steering wheel. Before we started off, my host-dad stuck his bank card in ...
Kegon Fall
... ;, Kegonnotaki) is one of the best 100 waterfalls in Japan, and one of the three great falls in Nikko, and one of the three great waterfalls in Japan. Moreover, Kegon waterfall is the most famous waterfall in Japan. It is located Okunikko ...
Ninjaless in Nikko
We are staying in the most amazing hostel. Nikko Park Lodge. This place is just stunning. It's in beautiful surroundings, and the staff are so friendly. I'm going to be sad to leave this place. It doesn't feel like a hostel, it feels like a home with a ...
Nikko and Shinjuku: Trading Trees for People
... from a park (or forest in this case) that houses the main sites. Unfortunately for time and money, the natural offerings of Nikko (waterfalls and hiking paths) are off the table for today. Got a combination ticket to see three of the big ...
Nikko (meaning bright light)
... near Nikko and will be able to spend time in Chuzenji and Yumoto. On-sen visits are definitely on the itinerary. Nestled in the Nikko National Forest, this area is very beautiful, sacred, a little touristy but mostly super ...
nikko
... les oreiles, les yeux et celui qui se cache la bouche, grave sur l`un des batiments du temple principale de nikko. hier soir, a l`auberge, j`ai rencontre un quebecois. un ingenieur forestier de quebec, qui est venu au japon par affaires pour ...
Safe and sound in Japan
... arrived about 10 PM. The place we are staying is a Ryokan, or traditional Japanese Inn. http://japaneseguesthouses.com/db/nikko/konishi.htm Basically you get a small room with multiple alcoves seperated by sliding paper doors. The first room ...
temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko
... , This time a relatively short entry about two days I spend in Nikko (awfully close to Fukushima : 200km). Nikko is a pretty famous town in Japan, because it is known for a couple amazing looking, UNESCO world heritage temples and shrines. Because it is ...
1000 Warriors? How Could that Not Be Awesome? Oh.
... I decided to follow the priests and warriors to the resting place. Like the Kanda festival, and probably most religious festivals in Japan, one procession took the spirits out to a special location where a ceremony was performed, then a second parade took ...
Dag 17 Nikko
Ey Ey Zijn we weer gisteren hebben we wat rond gedwaald in Nikko en hebben vervolgens de trein gepakt richting de BOOK OFF. Die we namelijk eergisteren vanuit de trein hadden gespot, het was maar een paar haltes terug. Wie kan dat nou weerstaan? Was ...
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
... you may like the lake. Especially, 97-meter-high Kegon Waterfall is said to be one of top 3 the most beautiful waterfalls of Japan. Nikko is also famous for its autumn leaves and most popular of Kanto Area in its viewing season. The Shrines and Temples ...
Reflections on Japanese Toilets
Toured the temples at Nikko today. Very impressive, but the fact that everything was in Japanese (no English) and I don't know much about Buddism, it was really a matter of walking around and admiring these cool buildings. I bought a picture book rather ...
Temples to end all temples, many buddhas
My last full day in Japan, and actually today. I literally stumbled into the breakfast room where I could barely make out 2 fullish tables of gaijins, so sat in a spare seat, failing to notice there was no place setting, but thinking the girl ...
not too near the nuclear plant but close enough
20/6/11 Caught a train from Tokyo to Nikko, then a bus and lastly walked to the accomodation. Did an orientation walk to Tokugawa Shrine, Imperial Summer Palace (not in official use anymore). The palace was very clean but empty of any ...
Nikko (日光)
... Falls and Tōshō-gū Shrine. Tōshō-gū is included in the world heritage site, shrines and temples of Nikko. The carvings of the shrines were amazing. One of the carving that interest me the most is the three monkeys "See no ...
Just in the Nikko time...
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 started well - we found the right train station and even the right ...
Mountains and Shrines
... work in about 10 minutes. I ended up buying one for myself. Apparently the Japanese are only just starting to return to Nikko in numbers, but foreign visitors are still well down. The town is about 100km from the nuclear plant, but radiation levels ...
A tourist among thousands...
... and the continuous drizzle it was a great day walking from the Toshogu shrine on to several other shrines, temples and another mausoleum... Nikko is also famous for a carving of three monkeys on the only wooden stable in the complex - the famous "hear, ...
Day 8: Naked Japanese Men
... the spa's restaurant. Delicious. Since this is my last day in Nikko, I relaxed at the hostel and got caught up on these blog posts before heading out to the yakitori restaurant for a final meal in Nikko before heading out to Nagano tomorrow morning. ...
Nikko
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 to be enjoying it as well;)). and tomorrow Edomura.. so that'll be ...
Nikko - Toshogu Shrine, Chuzenji Lake, Kegon Water
Nikko - Toshogu Shrine, Chuzenji Lake, Kegon Waterfalls ...