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Bessou Himawari Nikko

813 Shichiri Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, 321-1423, Japan

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Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko

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... Falls, one of the biggest waterfalls in Japan, with a height of 97 m. Oddly enough you can take an elevator down to the bottom, to feel the water droplets hit you face. Really impressive and rather cold....It is near a beautiful lake and a ropeway with a nice view of the falls. Riding the bus to the ropeway a really funny thing hapenned. We had to stop the bus, because there was a monkey sitting in the middle of the road. Apparently there are ...

Nikko: Buddhism & Bangs!

A travel blog entry by amy_michael

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... Stunning views duly taken in we set off back before it got too dark to the lodge for some grub.

Bad news! The lodge had sold out of food for dinner. Good news! Monday is a bank holiday and national day off, it's official name is "Healthy Sports Day", and to celebrate there are fireworks at 7pm. Off we head to find loud bangs and food down in Nikko town center. One of the most stunning firework displays ensues (barring all ...

Mountains and Shrines

A travel blog entry by robs.au

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... the river, followed by some rest time before we walked back to town for Teriyaki dinner. During dinner all the Japanese mobile phones in the room sounded an earthquake alert. An M5.1 quake occurred about 100km away and we didn't feel a thing! Finally on returning to the Turtle Inn Annex, I made use of the private onsen (ie. I could lock the door and have it to myself), enjoying a hot bath overlooking the river before going to ...

Theme Park Edo

A travel blog entry by eundel

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... waited for the Oiran Parade to begin. Learning about oiran was my big educational experience for the day. I'm sure you've heard of geisha. Oiran were the predecessors of the geisha and were unambiguously prostitutes as well as entertainers. The best English translation may be courtesan.

For the procession, the oiran was wearing crazy platform shoes. As if that weren't enough, she walked with a weird step that involved pointing her toe down and sweeping ...

Edo Wonderland

A travel blog entry by amojastic

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... museums exhibiting violence and vengeance (Choushuu-han Residence and Kodenma-cho Jail House).
What you don't have to miss are the live performances in the park. But because of the time constraint, we have watched only 4 of them: the Grand Ninja Theater (a must see!) showing the overwhelming speed and amazing dexterity of the ninjas; the Mikoshi, a Shinto shrine carried by a bunch of townsmen ...

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