Hananoyado Matsuya
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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... no clue that it also served a dual purpose as a roller coaster. The 45 min ride up, around and through the mountains was filled with sharp turns, steep ascents and descents. The driver had a complete disregard for the absence of guard rails and a need for speed. There were definitely moments where I believe I was honestly going to wet myself. It may have been a bit of a messy scare but the views of the mountains and fall colours during the trip was unbelievable. ...
Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines
... at maps or wondering what the heck we were suppose to do. Another bonus was she took us to the best and quieter areas that were relieved of the hoards of tourists and school children. Please, if you ever decide to go Nikko make sure you get a hold of one of these guides they are amazing and it doesn't hurt that they are free. The only bummer was some of the temples and shrines were under renovation. So parts of it were covered up in scaffold. In the case of ...
The real Shogun
Travel for the day started early--our group meeting in the hotel lobby by 7:40 AM. A couple of train/subway connections and about 3 hours of travel found us at Japan's most famous shrine.
The 1975 James Clavell novel Shogun described Toranaga's rise to Shogunate. The place we visited today called Toshogu Shrine is the shrine dedicated to the real-life ...
Japan On Ice
... to throw his gloves off when he was flat on his back and had the opponent perched on top of him. Nonetheless the crowd really seemed to enjoy things especially when singing goodbye to any opposing player who was sent off with a penalty. They were all dressed head-to-toe in team paraphernalia but I think that was largely to keep warm- this has to be one of the coldest rinks on the planet and with just a T-shirt and shorts, I was pretty much a ...
Day trip to Nikko
... popular destination). I spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the many spectacular shrines and temples in the area.
After returning to Tokyo in the late afternoon I spent the evening exploring Akihabara, Tokyo's "electric town". It's an area of Tokyo that is popular for buying anime, computer games, digital cameras and all manner of inexpensive computer and electrical equipment. The whole area is full of bright lights and noise. I can only describe it ...
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