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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... room got pretty cold. That issue was quickly squashed when i ditched my futon bed and slipped under the covers of bon's beside me. Big spoon little spoon i think that should be a sufficient visual...will leave out who was which. After a delicious breakfast of fresh fruits, toast and coffee served by our hotel we thanked the folks at Turtle Inn for their hospitality and continued on our exploration of the natural wonders of Nikko. As we boarded the bus to Lake Chuzen ...
Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines
... by the countless colours of the autumn foliage. This experience has given a new meaning to the phrase "eye candy". Arranging a tour with Yoshiko of the Goodwill Guide Club of Nikko just added so much depth and meaning to the whole experience. She enlightened us with the background and history required to really appreciate and understand the significance of what we were seeing. She also helped us cover much more ground than we could have alone. No time spent getting ...
The real Shogun
... textured steam bun the size of a baseball with finely chopped lightly seasoned minced meat at its core.
Our 13 hour day ended with return to hotel at 8:30 PM. Jet lag is proving a little troublesome, but I'm intentionally not napping on the train to help get the old internal time clock readjusted to the flip-flop day is night and night is day.
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Japan On Ice
... game with the Icebucks hanging on for a 1-0 win. The team we were playing was from Fukushima (yes, that Fukushima) but after a quick Geiger counter scan, they were good to go. There was even a fight with one of the Canadians (shocking) trying to get the fists going with a very reluctant Japanese player- it was kind of a bizarre spectacle and put me in mind of the unique hockey fighting style of Peter B who had the strange and ...
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 ...