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Yunoya Nikko

2512 Yumoto Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, 321-1162, Japan

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Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko

A travel blog entry by sabrina_berkamp

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... and one covering its mouth. Another had a huge painting of a dragon on the ceiling and very nice acoustics. If you clapped two wooden logs together it only had a really long and impressive echo if you did it right under the dragon's mouth (the 'roaring' of the dragon).

In Nikko I also experienced my first earthquake ever! The wall of the hostel were shaking mildly for about 2 seconds and then it was over. Apparently they still have mild ...

Nikko: Buddhism & Bangs!

A travel blog entry by amy_michael

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... are no English signs and the map is hard to read... We arrived at a turning off the road that seemed promising, it turned out to be a nice 15 minute walk through the forest (cool tall trees) to a stream that with a (large) stretch of the imagination could have been considered a waterfall? Amy was unimpressed and resolved to trek further on up the roadside. 25 minutes later or so we were rewarded as we reached the real waterfall, the impostor ...

Mountains and Shrines

A travel blog entry by robs.au

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... with a pretty Japanese garden. The shrines are in a beautiful forest setting on the mountain slopes, with amazing colour and detail. At the main shrine there were vast hordes of school children, many of whom were carrying workbooks to guide their English conversation practice. Egged on by their teachers, they would rush up to westerners and follow their workbooks to have a simple conversation of introductions and ...

Nikko Park Lodge, Nikko

A travel blog entry by markandnanna

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... started to rain and we got a bit lost. we basically found a hut in the middle of the field but it wasnt our destination. Luckily a kind japanese man from a nearby inn took us there in the pouring rain and even offered some umberellas. in this point we refused his kind gesture as it was too late anyways, we were soaked. (our shoes took two days to dry and still stink!).

For some reason ...

Theme Park Edo

A travel blog entry by eundel

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... watching the show, though. While waiting to enter the building, we had been handed squares of tissue paper. Come to think of it, my Japanese friend didn't know what they were for at the time either, so maybe it isn't a common Japanese custom after all. At the end of the show, I noticed other visitors were wrapping the papers around coins and throwing them onto the stage. It was a fun way to tip. I wonder if when people don't like the show the bags are filled ...

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