Kinugawa Kokusai Hotel
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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
... queue. After a short search we came across one that was packed with locals. They didn't have a english name on the store sign but luckily they had an English menu with lots of pictures. We looked at what other people were ordering and it seemed like the lunch sets that offered the choice of any 2 dishes in smaller portions was the most popular choice. Boy this meal did not disappoint. My choices were a bowl of udon with yuba (tofu skin) and deep fried pork cutlet with ...
The real Shogun
Travel for the day started early--our group meeting in the hotel lobby by 7:40 AM. A couple of train/subway connections and about 3 hours of travel found us at Japan's most famous shrine.
The 1975 James Clavell novel Shogun described Toranaga's rise to Shogunate. The place we visited today called Toshogu Shrine is the shrine dedicated to the real-life ...
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 ...
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