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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... grab her hand and join her back in the line. It was obvious at that point what had happened. Her loving husband ditched her and jumped into the cosy elevator by himself. The old man was embarrassed but had a good sense of humour. As the elevator doors closed, he waved and yelled sayonara to us while having his wife's hand gripped tightly in his and while his wife was playfully thumping him on his chest as punishment for leaving her. No language barrier could ...
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
... Leyasu . The rein lasted 250 years from the early 1600s to 1868. The shrine was constructed under the direction of his grandson after Grandpa's death. It's the most opulent shrine in Japan, taking 15,000 folks 2 years to construct. 13,000 Japanese cedar still remain of the original planting in the 1600s surrounding the shrine. What magnificent old growth trees!
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Japan On Ice
... be spared from evil, and the theme was chosen here in the ancient belief that the monkeys would protect the horses from disease.
The population of Nikko is only 90,000 so I'm not sure how a professional hockey team ended up here (vs nearby Greater Tokyo Area with 35.7 million+ people) but they were playing out of a reasonably modern facility and seemed to have quite a presence in town. Apparently Westerners don't often make this ...
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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