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Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko
Hey everyone,
This time a relatively short entry about two days I spend in Nikko (awfully close to Fukushima : 200km). Nikko is a pretty famous town in Japan, because it is known for a couple amazing looking, UNESCO world heritage temples and shrines. Because it is relatively close to Tokyo and because I heard amazing stories about the temples, I had to go there of course.
Besides the temples, Nikko also has beautiful nature. One of the things ...
Nikko: Buddhism & Bangs!
... are no English signs and the map is hard to read... We arrived at a turning off the road that seemed promising, it turned out to be a nice 15 minute walk through the forest (cool tall trees) to a stream that with a (large) stretch of the imagination could have been considered a waterfall? Amy was unimpressed and resolved to trek further on up the roadside. 25 minutes later or so we were rewarded as we reached the real waterfall, the impostor ...
Mountains and Shrines
... producing an amazing A4 sized work in about 10 minutes. I ended up buying one for myself. Apparently the Japanese are only just starting to return to Nikko in numbers, but foreign visitors are still well down. The town is about 100km from the nuclear plant, but radiation levels here are normal and minimal - I would have had a very much higher dose flying to Japan than the days I spent here. In the afternoon I had a pleasant ...
Theme Park Edo
... in. There was a lot of Japanese dialog and not a lot of action, although there was a short fight or two. A significant portion of the comedy came from a guy dressed as an old woman that the other characters kept beating up. I've never been a fan of slapstick, and I didn't really see the humor in abusing an old woman, even if the actor was a man. Maybe I just don't have a good sense of humor.
At this point, it was well past lunchtime, so we had a snack ...
Edo Wonderland
... villagers threw water to it; the Culture Theater Wakamatsu-ya (which I didn't understand at all, haha!) depicting the hospitality of the beautiful Oiran (Japanese courtesan) to the noble Samurais and the rich; and the Oiran Dochu Parade, with the Oiran wearing a high platform getta shoes.
It was a very nice Edo experience, with the ninjas and the Oiran. Definitely it is one of Japan's coolest ...



