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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... So we packed light and left all our sweaters and base layers in a locker at the station to serve no purpose but to keep our suitcases warm. Boy did we regret that decision. The temperatures must have been near zero and it was even snowing at Lake Chuzen. Even the conditioning of the temperatures we face back home in the true north did not stand a chance against the icy flesh numbing, snot generating mountain winds of Nikko. We were so cold we started entering ...
Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines
... on the side of the platform while sitting on our suitcases. Even the sandwiches were killer. One side was grilled chicken and tomatoes and the other tuna and eggs. I had a nice hot coffee in a bottle to go with it. Other than imprinting my buttocks into the face of my suitcase it was a perfect meal. Alright time to get off the train....will continue this later. Hey guys we're back with more to share. Just relaxing now on the tatami floor of our traditional ...
The real Shogun
... textured steam bun the size of a baseball with finely chopped lightly seasoned minced meat at its core.
Our 13 hour day ended with return to hotel at 8:30 PM. Jet lag is proving a little troublesome, but I'm intentionally not napping on the train to help get the old internal time clock readjusted to the flip-flop day is night and night is day.
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Japan On Ice
... to date (it still didn't explain the Maid Cafes but I'm getting ahead of myself).
The other claim to fame of the temples is one shrine in particular- the "Three Monkeys" sculptures are famous throughout the world for the "see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil" poses. The carved monkeys covering their eyes, ears and mouth respectively, were inspired by the Buddhist teaching that if we do not hear, see or speak evil, we ...
Day trip to Nikko
... heard one tour guide mention "Takarakuji" which means the lottery"). They were all super expensive so it seemed like a bit of a con to me.
After lunch by the lake, I took the bus down some very twisty mountain roads (think of the final scene from the Italian Job, yikes!) back to central Nikko to visit Nikko's famous shrines and temples (including the tomb of the former Shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu). The temple area was huge and packed with tourists (clearly ...
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