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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... store that we passed in the onsen town hoping to find some "I love Japan" sweaters or anything that could keep us warm. Even if it was a yukata i would not hesitate to put it on and prance around town in it. We were at the point where we would pay anything or do anything for a sweater...I mean anything. But to our frozen despair, none would be had. We had to just suck it up and keep trekking. First stop, Kegon Falls. We wiped of all the snotsicles that started to ...
Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines
... but i like to keep my private parts private. Still debating whether i will participate in the public ones in the next ryokan we'll be staying at but will definitely be a challenge to overcome. I wonder if the hotel will let me go in while sporting my undies and a blindfold. Anyway, when the onsen was finally free, Bon, in her yukata flew down to claim it for the next 20 mins. The onsen was small, probably enough room for only 5 ppl but the water was steaming hot and the ...
The real Shogun
... Leyasu . The rein lasted 250 years from the early 1600s to 1868. The shrine was constructed under the direction of his grandson after Grandpa's death. It's the most opulent shrine in Japan, taking 15,000 folks 2 years to construct. 13,000 Japanese cedar still remain of the original planting in the 1600s surrounding the shrine. What magnificent old growth trees!
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Japan On Ice
... to date (it still didn't explain the Maid Cafes but I'm getting ahead of myself).
The other claim to fame of the temples is one shrine in particular- the "Three Monkeys" sculptures are famous throughout the world for the "see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil" poses. The carved monkeys covering their eyes, ears and mouth respectively, were inspired by the Buddhist teaching that if we do not hear, see or speak evil, we ...
Day trip to Nikko
... heard one tour guide mention "Takarakuji" which means the lottery"). They were all super expensive so it seemed like a bit of a con to me.
After lunch by the lake, I took the bus down some very twisty mountain roads (think of the final scene from the Italian Job, yikes!) back to central Nikko to visit Nikko's famous shrines and temples (including the tomb of the former Shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu). The temple area was huge and packed with tourists (clearly ...
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