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1560 Tokorono Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, 321-1421, 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
... with a pretty Japanese garden. The shrines are in a beautiful forest setting on the mountain slopes, with amazing colour and detail. At the main shrine there were vast hordes of school children, many of whom were carrying workbooks to guide their English conversation practice. Egged on by their teachers, they would rush up to westerners and follow their workbooks to have a simple conversation of introductions and ...
Nikko Park Lodge, Nikko
... the "real" onsen experience with stones, waterfalls, trees etc.
After onsen we returned to our accomodation and prepared for the next day departure by packing and relaxing in the lounge. We also met Australian Chris who was travelling on his own and spending a couple of weeks in Japan and then heading off to study music in Oxford. Good old England!
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Theme Park Edo
... to move my body so I was perpendicular to the floor. In this case, perpendicular to the floor was about thirty degrees out of alignment with the direction of gravity so I would topple over. I had never realized that eyesight had so much to do with balance.
With our visits to the ninja houses, we now felt amply prepared for the so-called "exciting ninja battle" show. You can probably guess from my choice of adjective that the performance was less ...



