Nikko 2019: Futarasan Shrine (二荒山神社)
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…
Nikko 2017: Lake Chuzenji (中禅寺湖)
In the afternoon I took a bus out to Lake Chuzenji, which is about six miles west of Nikko, higher up into the mountains. I…
Nikko 2017: Futarasan Shrine (二荒山神社)
Right next to Toshogu Shrine is the older but less famous Futarasan Shrine that is dedicated to the deities of three mountains in the Nikko…
Nikko: Escaping the Crowds
From Ueno Station in Tokyo I boarded a shinkansen (bullet train) to take me north on my journey across Japan. I had ridden on high-speed…
