Condominium Square Hills Nikko
329-1 Kinugawaonsen Ohara Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, 321-2522, Japan
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Nikko-tastic
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The monkeys showing us the famous saying; hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil. It was our favourite part of the day.
Next up was the Futaarasan shrine which was more geared up for prayer. That said we did get the chance to stand and watch a family receiving a blessing before we headed up the many flight of steps to get to the Taiyuin shrine.
This is the mausoleum of the third Tokugawa shogun, ...
Accommodating experiences
... The washing facilities are just an onsen (public bath), so the first thing you do is to put all your clothes into a locker and swap them for the loose pyjama type things in the locker. I made use of the bath and sauna before I headed out into town, and returned several hours later having been plied with drink by a Japanese hedge fund worker, who also seemed a little jaded at the Japanese way of life, or more correctly, way of work. The bed was comfy, yes someone ...
Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko
... 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 ...
Theme Park Edo
... and thrown when the performers are still on stage...
The next show we went to was near the wax museum area. The museum contained wax scenes of what I assume were famous events in Edo period history. There was a warning on the map that the scenes may be too intense for children, but I didn't see anything particularly gruesome, just a few stabbings. There was one quirky house, which wasn't labeled on the map, that had been filled with rambunctious yokai, ...
Bandai Museum
... is the world's 3rd largest toy producer. They first put up their museum in Matsudo, Chiba on July 19, 2003, then closed on August 31, 2006. Eight months later on April 28, 2007, they reopened the museum but now in a place called Omochano-machi in Mibu, Tochigi. Bandai Museum really fits that place as Omochano-machi literally ...

