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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
... naked squirming and squealing with my junk waving around in Bon's face. I apologize for the horrific visual. Anyway i eventually got in when the cold became unbearable and all the gentlemen know what happens when it gets cold. To preserve whatever smidgen of pride I had left I quickly dunked the rest of my body into the water. The initial split second of discomfort rapidly transformed into a heavenly oasis. It was as if every fibre of muscle in my body just said "screw ...
The real Shogun
... textured steam bun the size of a baseball with finely chopped lightly seasoned minced meat at its core.
Our 13 hour day ended with return to hotel at 8:30 PM. Jet lag is proving a little troublesome, but I'm intentionally not napping on the train to help get the old internal time clock readjusted to the flip-flop day is night and night is day.
Ciao!
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Japan On Ice
As a bleeding-from-the-eyes, die-hard Canadian hockey fanatic, you probably wouldn't lie awake at night dreading the next encounter with the Japanese National Ice Hockey Team, but we were somewhat surprised to learn that Japan has 4 teams in the Asian Ice Hockey League. One of these teams is the Nikko Icebucks, and, since Nikko is also home to some of the finest temples in all of Japan, watching a hockey game in Japan became a must-do as we wandered ...
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 ...