Nikko 2019: An Anglican Church?
There are a number of things I expected to find in Nikko, but an Anglican Church wasn’t one of them. On the day that I…
There are a number of things I expected to find in Nikko, but an Anglican Church wasn’t one of them. On the day that I…
Before leaving Nikko’s World Heritage Sites I stopped by Rinnoji Temple for a short visit. Rinnoji is considered Nikko’s most important temple and it was…
Right in the middle of Nikko’s World Heritage Sites is a short road that’s one of my favorite places in Nikko. It’s a straight path…
A minute away from Futarasan Shrine is the mausoleum of Iemitsu Tokugawa, the grandson of Ieyasu Tokugawa. The mausoleum is also known as the Taiyuin,…
Continue reading → Nikko 2019: Iemitsu Mausoleum (aka Taiyuin) (大猷院)
A path lined with stone lanterns connects Toshogu Shrine and the nearby Futarasan Shrine. There are actually three shrines named Futarasan in the greater Nikko…
My first bit of sightseeing on my final day in Nikko was at the Toshogu Shrine. The shrine holds the remains of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the…
One of the nice things about the hostel I was staying in during my visit to Nikko was that it was right by the river,…
As you might expect, there’s not much to do in Nikko at night other than get a meal at one of the restaurants in town.…
It takes a few minutes to walk down the road from Ryuzu Falls to the north shore of Lake Chuzenji and thankfully the rain was…
Continue reading → Lake Chuzenji 2019: Walking the North Shore
The rain steadily intensified as the bus moved west along Lake Chuzenji’s north shore and at the Ryuzu Waterfall stop I got off and walked…
Continue reading → Lake Chuzenji 2019: Ryuzu Waterfall (竜頭ノ滝)