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Temples, a waterfall and an earthquake in Nikko

A travel blog entry by sabrina_berkamp

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... and one covering its mouth. Another had a huge painting of a dragon on the ceiling and very nice acoustics. If you clapped two wooden logs together it only had a really long and impressive echo if you did it right under the dragon's mouth (the 'roaring' of the dragon).

In Nikko I also experienced my first earthquake ever! The wall of the hostel were shaking mildly for about 2 seconds and then it was over. Apparently they still have mild ...

Nikko: Buddhism & Bangs!

A travel blog entry by amy_michael

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... tips from the lodge we headed out. First tip: try the 100m slide around the corner. We can both recommend this as an excellent way to start the day! From here we walked to Nikko's picturesque antique red bridge. Like most people, we dodged the 300Yen fee and took pictures from close by.

Next was the main attraction of the day which seemed to draw tour-buses in by the, er, busload: the Rinno-Ji temple and surrounding shrines. Founded by ...

Mountains and Shrines

A travel blog entry by robs.au

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... with a pretty Japanese garden. The shrines are in a beautiful forest setting on the mountain slopes, with amazing colour and detail. At the main shrine there were vast hordes of school children, many of whom were carrying workbooks to guide their English conversation practice. Egged on by their teachers, they would rush up to westerners and follow their workbooks to have a simple conversation of introductions and ...

Theme Park Edo

A travel blog entry by eundel

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... for one last stroll around the grounds before our final show for the day. At this point, things had really emptied out. Probably all of those little kids running around the town earlier had finally run out of steam.

The last show was the show I enjoyed the most. It was a performance of the Edo period art of Mizugei or water play. The show was 60% comedy and 40% magic. The performers consisted of a bumbling announcer and three women seated on a ...

Edo Wonderland

A travel blog entry by amojastic

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... villagers threw water to it; the Culture Theater Wakamatsu-ya (which I didn't understand at all, haha!) depicting the hospitality of the beautiful Oiran (Japanese courtesan) to the noble Samurais and the rich; and the Oiran Dochu Parade, with the Oiran wearing a high platform getta shoes.
It was a very nice Edo experience, with the ninjas and the Oiran. Definitely it is one of Japan's coolest ...

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