Kinugawa Kokusai Hotel Nikko

Toured the temples at Nikko today. Very impressive, but the fact that everything was in Japanese (no English) and I don't know much about Buddism, it was really a matter of walking around and admiring these cool buildings. I bought a picture book rather than trying to take a bunch of amateurish photos - maybe I can get my daughter to translate?<br><br>Because of this, touring the site only ...

... Dort sollten wir einen Anschlusszug nach Aomori erwischen und wenn alles nach Plan verlaeuft (haha. der war gut) dann kommen wir vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit da oben an. Hui, da sind wir mal gespannt. Es kann nur besser sein als Nikko XD<br><br>Im naechsten Hostel soll`s angeblich wieder Internet geben, also duerfte mein naechster Eintrag nicht lange auf sich warten lassen XD<br><br>Bis bald also... &#12376;&#12419;&#12354;&#12414;&#12383 ;&#12290;

Note to self: Don't create passwords with strange characters when you're going to have to use a foreign keyboard...<br><br>Returned to the ryokan for dinner and met some of the other guests. Two couples from Australia and one from Germany. Had (an amazing) dinner with the Ozzies. Eventually I'll get photos up, but think fish, rice, sashimi ...

... an Schlaf meinerseits... hab eine etwas schlaflose Nacht hinter mir. Gleich zu unsrem Fenster raus ist ein riesen Fluss, der ordentlich laermen kann, wenn man nachts versucht, ne ruhige Minute zu finden. Aber hee, schlafen kann ich auch noch im Flugzeug XD<br><br>So. Ich sag mal, bis bald! Internet hat sich bis jetzt immer relativ einfach finden lassen. Hier in Nikko im Informationscenter, in Tokyo wars ja quasi im Hostel inkludiert.<br><br>Jaa mata.<br>

... of the countryside and areas you may miss if you had travelled by air. It may just be me, but one really interesting thing about visiting other countries is just seeing where people live, namely their houses or dwelling places. When you ride the train you get to see stuff like that. <br><br>Nikko was a really beautiful town and the temperature was quite a bit cooler which was a welcome change from the humidity in Tokyo. The train ...

... Tobu Nikko station, I walked up to Rinnyoji temple by way of Shinkyo Sacred Bridge. It was farther and more boring than I had expected, but the long distance walk was a good exercise. <br><br>There was the shrine, Toshogu, just a few minutes walk away from Rinnyoji temple. That is the best spot of Nikko with elaborate architectures and fine arts. One of the most famous arts is "Three Wise ...

... and neither one of us wanted to trek up a mountain. We found some very good and cheap (by standards) meals at a restaurant with views of the mountain and lake. Time quickly escaped us so we headed back to the bus to go towards town again and got off at Shinyko Bridge. The bridge was one of my favorites, looked like a postcard with the mountains in the background and fog under the bridge. We ventured into some temples and ...

... para despertar/llamar a los dioses/espiritus del templo, rezar una oracion o pedir un deseo e inclinar la cabeza de nuevo. No es una ceremonia religiosa, o sea que es compatible con las creencias de cada uno. <br> En este templo, los sacerdotes dejan todas las mananas regalos para los dioses, como naranjas y otros frutos, y rezan una oracion. Detras habia otra puerta que estaba cerrada, donde se supone viven los dioses. Esta puerta solo se abre durante las festividades para ...

... don't hold me to it...but it is big. Vancouver I have to laugh at..honestly we have what 2 1/2 subway lines....??? and the subway here only costs $1.60 to boot! Once we got off at Kiba station we went to the market to get some food for dinner and breakfast. There are ladies voices coming out of the intersection warning children to watch for traffic. Everything here has sounds. Kind of a nowadays but no Androids "Blade Runner". I am liking staying at Emi's place. You feel you are more in ...

... city. Cannot wait to check it out. Cheers! Or Bonsai as they say in Japan. Kevin Some of my Favorite?@things about Japan: * Hot Drinks out of Vending Machines * Beer out of vending machines * Toilet seats with Warmers built in P.S.?@?@I cannot access my gmail account for some reason (I think its the password on these keyboards... so Ill respond once I can read any messages.