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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... no clue that it also served a dual purpose as a roller coaster. The 45 min ride up, around and through the mountains was filled with sharp turns, steep ascents and descents. The driver had a complete disregard for the absence of guard rails and a need for speed. There were definitely moments where I believe I was honestly going to wet myself. It may have been a bit of a messy scare but the views of the mountains and fall colours during the trip was unbelievable. ...
Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines
... then may not have been one of the dominant traits of the Japanese gene pool. Food of Nikko: Alright for all you foodies I know this is what you want to hear. One thing i haven't had a chance to talk about are the meals we had. Going into Nikko we weren't expecting much. We couldn't really find any highly recommended joints or must have food items for the region. For lunch we kinda just walked around the town and peered into the windows to see which one was the busiest or ...
The real Shogun
... was interesting. I've always like to eat on the street, finding the food good as well as inexpensive. There was a small food court with various items for sale. I tried to communicate the term "tube steak" to the guy with hot dogs for sale, but was unable to make the connection. My selected cuisine consisted for a hot baked potato with lots of butter and this nifty ...
Japan On Ice
... to throw his gloves off when he was flat on his back and had the opponent perched on top of him. Nonetheless the crowd really seemed to enjoy things especially when singing goodbye to any opposing player who was sent off with a penalty. They were all dressed head-to-toe in team paraphernalia but I think that was largely to keep warm- this has to be one of the coldest rinks on the planet and with just a T-shirt and shorts, I was pretty much a ...
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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