Hotel Sawakaze
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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... tried bon's and watching as she engulfed her food, added another ingredient in my own meal. Every twirl of pasta carried a taste of fresh sweet tomatoes and a hint of jealousy. We took the night train into the city of Nagoya after our satisfying meal in Ginza. Nagoya is just a layover for us so we booked the cheapest hotel that was closest to the train station. We weren't expecting much from our accommodations just needed a place to crash for the night so we can ...
Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines
... smooth and tasty egg sauce on rice. I was so conflicted, both the dishes were so good i couldn't decide which one was better. So i decided that i would annihilate them both as quick as possible. Bon had the yuba in soba noodles and chicken w/ the same egg sauce on rice. Her food must have been really good too cause she cleaned both her bowls just as fast as i did mine. We also ordered a bottle of hot sake which complemented the meals perfectly and warmed us ...
The real Shogun
Travel for the day started early--our group meeting in the hotel lobby by 7:40 AM. A couple of train/subway connections and about 3 hours of travel found us at Japan's most famous shrine.
The 1975 James Clavell novel Shogun described Toranaga's rise to Shogunate. The place we visited today called Toshogu Shrine is the shrine dedicated to the real-life ...
Japan On Ice
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The temples and pagodas in Nikko were indeed more elaborate than most of those we had seen in Kyoto and area and were allowing me to fill in some blanks on at least a small piece of Japanese history- the first dude to unite most of Japan's feudal kingdoms was the patriarch of the Toyotomi clan, and was based in Osaka (in the oft destroyed 'indestructible' castle) with temples in the Kyoto area. His son and heir was only five years ...
Day trip to Nikko
Today I took another day trip out from Tokyo to Nikko, in the mountains about 2 hours north of Tokyo.
Today was also my first ride on the Shinkansen, Japan's famous bullet trains which are known for their punctuality. They weren't wrong, the train left at the exact time (literally to the second!) and arrived when it said it would. Super convenient! British train companies, take note!
The first thing I noticed when I got to Nikko was the ...
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