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Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko
Hey everyone,
This time a relatively short entry about two days I spend in Nikko (awfully close to Fukushima : 200km). Nikko is a pretty famous town in Japan, because it is known for a couple amazing looking, UNESCO world heritage temples and shrines. Because it is relatively close to Tokyo and because I heard amazing stories about the temples, I had to go there of course.
Besides the temples, Nikko also has beautiful nature. One of the things ...
Nikko: Buddhism & Bangs!
... Idle fire station displays) as we chow down on omelettes including a fried egg, bacon, fish and veg, plus some kind of squid dumpling, frozen pineapple pieces and chocolate covered banana. A brilliant end to our stay in Nikko leaving just enough time to jump on the PC and type it up. Tomorrow promises our first bullet train experience as we head to Hakone, hoping to spot Mt Fuji from there.
Bye for now, lots of love
Michael and Amy
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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
... still liked us as they wanted to stay in the same room with us (4 bedroom dorm) and this was nice as it would make it nicer and a bit safer for our belongins.
The Canadians soon headed off to a nearby onsen whereas we went to stroll around the World Heritage temples which were located in the Nikko National Park. The area was amazing and we paid to get in one of the temples for ...
Theme Park Edo
For my final visit to a place with an Edo period bent, I ended up visiting Nikko Edo Mura (日光江戸 9;), aka Edo Wonderland, near the tourist town of Nikko. I say "ended up" because a friend invited me to go. It wasn't part of my personal to-do list, but I was up for it.
The park was something of a permanent Renaissance fair, but recreating the Japanese Edo period instead of Elizabethan England, of course. A small section of ...



