Normally on this website I don’t feature the places I stay at while traveling overseas, but today I’m making an exception since there’s a story…
Continue reading → Nikko 2019: Leaving my mark at Nikkorisou Backpackers Hostel
Having finished my sightseeing in Nikko, I returned to the central part of town and got a late lunch at a restaurant called Ramen Bonten.…
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.…
