Hotel Murakami

790 Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, 321-1261, Japan | Inn

Travel Blogs from Nikko

Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls

A travel blog entry by peter18loi

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... early morning train the next day. As expected our room was a tiny box with no washroom. Washrooms were shared but the men on my floor got shafted cause our toilets were located downstairs. The sinks for brushing up were just located outside the room and are common for everyone on the floor. But i guess on the bright side everything was very clean and they had heated toilets with butt washers. Can you tell they are starting to grow on me...may need to install one back ...

Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines

A travel blog entry by peter18loi

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Hey everyone, it's about 7 am right now in Tokyo and we are on board the Tsubasa bullet train bound for Nikko. We are super excited to tour all the temples and shrines that Nikko's World Heritage Site has to offer with our volunteer guide Yoshiko. The weather also looks great. Bright blue skies and the sun is finally out to greet us. Hope this trend continues for the next little while since we are switching gears to be as one with nature via some hiking and biking. ...

The real Shogun

A travel blog entry by gadaboutdad

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... was interesting. I've always like to eat on the street, finding the food good as well as inexpensive. There was a small food court with various items for sale. I tried to communicate the term "tube steak" to the guy with hot dogs for sale, but was unable to make the connection. My selected cuisine consisted for a hot baked potato with lots of butter and this nifty ...

Japan On Ice

A travel blog entry by tdv95

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... be spared from evil, and the theme was chosen here in the ancient belief that the monkeys would protect the horses from disease.

The population of Nikko is only 90,000 so I'm not sure how a professional hockey team ended up here (vs nearby Greater Tokyo Area with 35.7 million+ people) but they were playing out of a reasonably modern facility and seemed to have quite a presence in town. Apparently Westerners don't often make this ...

Day trip to Nikko

A travel blog entry by david.crowther

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... was significantly cooler and less humid than Tokyo, which was much appreciated given the hot stickiness of the last few days.

First I took the bus from Nikko station (which resembled a Swiss ski lodge) up to lake Chuzenji. The lake was stunning, set against the backdrop of beautiful mountains.

I took the opportunity to visit the Kegon waterfall. I took an elevator (which went straight down through the mountain) to the base of the waterfall where ...

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This inn, located on 790 Imaichi, Nikko, is near Edo Wonderland, Taiyuinbyo Shrine, Cryptomeria Avenue, and Snake Bridge (Shinkyo).
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