Hotel Fuga Nikko
Lake Chuzenji Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, 321-1661, Japan
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Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko
... around there because there were also signs saying that you should not feed the monkeys. Unfortunately I didn't see any other monkeys...
I found out the next day that all the positive stories about the temples in Nikko were true. All looked amazing, with lots of colors, beautiful statues and decorated gates. One shrine had three sacred horses and wood carvings of the three famous monkeys: one with the hand in front of its eyes, one in front of ...
Nikko: Buddhism & Bangs!
... a friendly local with directions to offer. The lodge is run by English-speaking Zen Buddhist monks; we were greeted however by a Japanese guy who lives in London, but came over to help out the tourist industry after the earthquake. He intended to stay one week, but is still here a month later. Given his bumbling manner and forgetfulness we feel a month might already seem too long a stay in the eyes of the monks! Unperturbed, we settled in for a ...
Mountains and Shrines
... was near to the main shrine area but in a peaceful setting across the river that pretty much was a small country village. We were the only guests which added to the serenity. The river was a loud raging torrent, likely bolstered by the rains from last week's typhoon. The rooms were Japanese-style with futon bedding on Tatami mat flooring. On Thursday after breakfast we headed out to tour the UNESCO World Heritage listed ...
Nikko Park Lodge, Nikko
... only one hostel in the whole town, so dead it was..). The Canadians had planned to take a taxi (later we found out that they took a taxi everywhere as they couldnt find anything). This was a ofcourse a no no to Mark (and Nanna) and Mark said that it would be only a short walk. The Canadians agreed and with a hindsight we feel bad dragging them along as probably the biggest hill ever was facing us ...
Theme Park Edo
... I would have used neither the word "exciting" nor "battle" to describe it. The production was about 20% stunts and 80% interpretive dance, with ninjas running around projecting their silhouettes onto paper screens and striking dramatic, symbolic poses while being illuminated by flashing lasers. By the end of the show, I was pretty sure the spiders being projected periodically onto the stage wall symbolized pretentiousness.
I did pick-up one Japanese ...



