Bessou Himawari
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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... We ordered by pointing to the pictures on the walls and lucked out cause everything we ordered tasted great. Their sweets and pastries were really nice. Most were filled w/ either black sesame or red bean paste. We also had a Japanese cheesecake that was superb. All in all, a good little pit stop. Originally we planned to spend the whole morning here but realized that other than the fall and the lake there wasn't really much else to see or do. Most shops sold the ...
Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines
... good. Probably more me than bon though cause she only drank 2 shots and left the rest for me. Let's see, for dinner we were debating between walking to the near by corner store for a nuked meal or do a 30 min trek through the shivering cold to eat at a recommended yakitori restaurant. Our heads told us to hit up the 7-11 but our stomachs told us to go for the delicious chicken skewers. Being the fattys we are, we set out for Hipparitako. The yakitori and meat ball skewers ...
The real Shogun
... was interesting. I've always like to eat on the street, finding the food good as well as inexpensive. There was a small food court with various items for sale. I tried to communicate the term "tube steak" to the guy with hot dogs for sale, but was unable to make the connection. My selected cuisine consisted for a hot baked potato with lots of butter and this nifty ...
Japan On Ice
... by the end.
I'm not sure that Japan will be a hockey threat any time soon but if they could get some of their sumo wrestling guys upright on skates they might be dishing out some world class body checks. And speaking of sumo, we're off to the biggest tournament of the year in Tokyo where DH gets another opportunity to explore her fascination (some might say "problem") with watching big and fat, nearly naked men wrestling with one ...
Day trip to Nikko
... some truly spectacular views.
After that I decided to take a leisurely stroll around the south side of the lake to visit Chuzenji temple, a small temple overlooking the lake. Unfortunately there wasn't much to see and the tour guides only spoke Japanese so I didn't understand much. Also in every part of the temple they showed us, there seemed to be a lucky trinket, which, if you purchased one from the conveniently placed stalls, would bring you good ...
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