C'est bon Nikko
100 Kujira Machi Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, 321-1436, Japan
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Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko
... 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!
... hear no evil monkeys. All shrine-d out we looked to replenish our wallets and stomachs at the nearby 7-11.
We headed next to the Gamman-Ga-Fuchi Abyss. A wooded walkway lined with jizo statues (small "ghost" Buddhas) that are rumored to be uncountable. At a guess there were 80? We consoled ourselves that we couldn't actually be bothered counting them! While there we took a small detour to the quiet and spooky graveyard of the Rinno-Ji ...
Mountains and Shrines
... producing an amazing A4 sized work in about 10 minutes. I ended up buying one for myself. Apparently the Japanese are only just starting to return to Nikko in numbers, but foreign visitors are still well down. The town is about 100km from the nuclear plant, but radiation levels here are normal and minimal - I would have had a very much higher dose flying to Japan than the days I spent here. In the afternoon I had a pleasant ...
Theme Park Edo
... out to the side in a semi-circular motion. The actress had her hand on the shoulder of a nearby man in order to help maintain her balance, but it was still crazy. I wondered if a real oiran would have been trained to the point where she could do the step without assistance. The parade didn't last long, but it was probably my favorite part of the day since the oiran was something I hadn't seen before, or even known about.
After the procession passed, we ...
Excursions and Over-consumption
... to zero.
In Tokyo, we parked at the table for hours and nobody ever rushed us. To eat and drink and eat and talk and drink and talk and eat and drink and talk is just part of the culture. I looked around the restaurant and I saw other tables of people all parked for the afternoon. Then when it’s time to leave… no tip. It’s Japanese culture so I had to go with it. Again, having worked in the service industry, leaving great service behind without a ...



