Nikko Lakeside Hotel
2482 Chugushi Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, 321-1661, Japan
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Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko
... and one covering its mouth. Another had a huge painting of a dragon on the ceiling and very nice acoustics. If you clapped two wooden logs together it only had a really long and impressive echo if you did it right under the dragon's mouth (the 'roaring' of the dragon).
In Nikko I also experienced my first earthquake ever! The wall of the hostel were shaking mildly for about 2 seconds and then it was over. Apparently they still have mild ...
Nikko: Buddhism & Bangs!
... despite the daytime sunshine) cozy evening with Japanese veggie curry, Kindle reading and free internet (hence the blogging and general catch up - CITY BEAT HUDDERSFIELD, get in!),
We were up early for breakfast and headed out to beat the crowds. Despite Nikko being virtually unknown outside of Japan it is a big tourist destination for the Japanese, especially on a Saturday on a bank holiday weekend (more on that later). Armed with a map ...
Mountains and Shrines
... a free question of their choosing. They would jot down the answers and give an origami gift of thanks at the end. Some in the group went through this many times! We eventually made our way to a less visited shrine that was much more peaceful! We had a hearty lunch (a soup with boiled chicken and Udon noodles for me) before heading into the main town. We went to a shop were a lady paints dragon pictures and gave us ...
Nikko Park Lodge, Nikko
Next in turn was World Heritage Site Nikko, which was 2 hours train journey from Tokyo. We chose to stay at Nikko Park Lodge which was recommended (and in our opinion overrated) by Lonely planet.
As we arrived at the Nikko station we bumped into a couple who were as lost as we were and we found that they, Jason & Caroline, were from Canada and staying at the same place as we! (there ...
Theme Park Edo
... I would have used neither the word "exciting" nor "battle" to describe it. The production was about 20% stunts and 80% interpretive dance, with ninjas running around projecting their silhouettes onto paper screens and striking dramatic, symbolic poses while being illuminated by flashing lasers. By the end of the show, I was pretty sure the spiders being projected periodically onto the stage wall symbolized pretentiousness.
I did pick-up one Japanese ...



