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Marukyo Nikko

1388-3 Kinugawa Onsen Ohara Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, 321-2522, Japan

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Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko

A travel blog entry by sabrina_berkamp

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... two weeks or so.

And as promised a small bit about japanese vending machines. Those things sell everything. From newspapers, to coffee, to haagen dazs ice cream, to beer, cigarettes and also the normal sodas and water. I'm told some even sell hot meals. For the cigarette vending machine, you need some kind of coin proving you are 20+, but you can just buy beer from a machines without a problem. A bit weird to be honest. Most vending machines ...

Nikko: Buddhism & Bangs!

A travel blog entry by amy_michael

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Hot on the heels of our Sumo museum visit, we skillfully navigated the Tokyo Metro as we headed to the nearest Japan Rail office. Once there we were able to activate our 14 day train pass giving us a free reign to explore Japan. We promptly jumped on the train and with a couple of changes we arrived in mountainous Nikko, 2.5 hours north of Tokyo.

Our accommodation was an easy find, but no sooner had we turned out of the station we were ...

Mountains and Shrines

A travel blog entry by robs.au

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... the river, followed by some rest time before we walked back to town for Teriyaki dinner. During dinner all the Japanese mobile phones in the room sounded an earthquake alert. An M5.1 quake occurred about 100km away and we didn't feel a thing! Finally on returning to the Turtle Inn Annex, I made use of the private onsen (ie. I could lock the door and have it to myself), enjoying a hot bath overlooking the river before going to ...

Nikko Park Lodge, Nikko

A travel blog entry by markandnanna

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... 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

A travel blog entry by eundel

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... watching the show, though. While waiting to enter the building, we had been handed squares of tissue paper. Come to think of it, my Japanese friend didn't know what they were for at the time either, so maybe it isn't a common Japanese custom after all. At the end of the show, I noticed other visitors were wrapping the papers around coins and throwing them onto the stage. It was a fun way to tip. I wonder if when people don't like the show the bags are filled ...

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