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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... tried bon's and watching as she engulfed her food, added another ingredient in my own meal. Every twirl of pasta carried a taste of fresh sweet tomatoes and a hint of jealousy. We took the night train into the city of Nagoya after our satisfying meal in Ginza. Nagoya is just a layover for us so we booked the cheapest hotel that was closest to the train station. We weren't expecting much from our accommodations just needed a place to crash for the night so we can ...
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
... 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
... 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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