Yumoto Hill Side Inn Nikko

... a little air dryer for your backside). There's an internal fan that comes on to avoid any unpleasant odors. There's probably a button to cause wheels to appear so you can drive the thing down the street... Anyway, suffice it to say that the Japanese have advanced the technology of toilets.<br><br>Now, could somebody explain to them to adopt toilet paper with a little more heft than single ply?

... Dort sollten wir einen Anschlusszug nach Aomori erwischen und wenn alles nach Plan verlaeuft (haha. der war gut) dann kommen wir vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit da oben an. Hui, da sind wir mal gespannt. Es kann nur besser sein als Nikko XD<br><br>Im naechsten Hostel soll`s angeblich wieder Internet geben, also duerfte mein naechster Eintrag nicht lange auf sich warten lassen XD<br><br>Bis bald also... &#12376;&#12419;&#12354;&#12414;&#12383 ;&#12290;

... and scallop), beef, tempura and some unknowns that tasted great. Washed down with a big, cold Asahi beer!<br><br>Then, bath time. Wow. First time in a Japanese bath. Private, not a sento, but hot enough to peel paint and just the thing for sore muscles. The whole Japanese process where you shower/rinse first, then get in the tub to soak.<br>

... Nachbarschaftsfestival, gleich um die Ecke von unsrem Hostel in Tokyo. War echt witzig, Japaner LIEBEN karaoke. Ich hab Beweismaterial XD<br><br>Gestern hats auch zum ersten Mal geregnet, seit dem wir hier sind. Hat uns also unsere eigenartige Aufbruchsstimmung noch verstaerkt. Aber heute ists wieder so sonnig und warm wie eh und je. Optimale Voraussetzungen fuer ne Wandertour, ne XD<br><br>Also, uns gehts nach wie vor super gut, abgesehen von etwas ...

... was small but charming. The temple could be reached by bus but I just walked to get a better idea of what the town looked like and see some of the shops along the way. Before crossing the street climb the hill up toward the temple I saw a noteworthy red bridge that crossed a beautiful river that flows through the town. I am not sure what the name is but it seems like it is one of the "postcard" type places Nikko is known for. <br><br ...

As the proverb goes, Don't say, "fine" until you visit Nikko." Was it so fine? That was the question bringing me to Nikko. Nikko is far from Tokyo and it takes more than 2 hours to get there. I took a long distance night bus from Nagoya, arriving at Tokyo at 6 in the morning and it was enogh to make it to the Tobu train from Asakusa at 7:10, arriving at Nikko 9:20 by rapid-transit train ...

We left Tokyo on a train, headed North 2 hours to Nikko. We walked the 20 minutes to our hostel, which is in the woods near a river and walking trails. We were going to stay a 3rd night but the lodge was booked up so we decided to plan out the rest of our trip and only stay 2 nights there. <br><br>We have been buying breakfast foods from convience stores to save some money and we walked to the bus station for tourist ...

... las dos calles principales, unas exposiciones con estatuas de cera representando la vida de los samurais y los metodos de tortura de sus prisiones y, por supuesto, tiendas de souvenirs. Tenian mascota y todo, Nyan-mage, pero era un poco cutre: un gato blanco con pelo de samurai.<br><br><br>Lo primero que vimos fue un espectaculo de ninjas, en forma de teatro. Te contaban una historia de un ninja al que su maestro manda en una mision Aparecen unos ninjas malos, que matan a su ...

... worrying about it and head out to see what I can and enjoy the town while I can. The place is in the middle of mountains and the views were unexpectedly breathtaking. Apparently, one of the most popular attractions here is the Sain-Kyo Bridge. It is a reconstruction of a 17th century original and was historically used by members of the imperial court and generals. It was not open to the public but was nice nonetheless. Next was the world heritage site located at the top ...

... is also an experience. A bath is run every night and one must shower first then soak in the bath - either a communal male/female or a little one where you take turns. We discovered a game called Pachinko the Japanese play in big, noisy parlours. You buy some ball bearings (25 for 100yen) and fire them up into the machine and try to win more ball bearings (how, we couldn`t work out) to exchange for prizes. Another wierd ...