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In the 8th century, the Buddhist priest Shōdō Shōnin founded the first temple at Nikko, the temple of Rinnō-ji, on his way to Mount Nantai. The village became a renowned Buddhist-Shinto religious centre, leading the renowned warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu to choose it as the site for his mausoleum.
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Fantastic option, good location, extremely nice and friendly owner who was helping us with everything, clean, very cosy, in japanese style, furnished with good taste, close to the bus station and to the temples. 100 percent satisfaction and recommendation Denisa and Dominique ... more
Japan - 1st week Intinerary
I'm planning a 3 week holiday in Japan. I've drawn up the 1st week intinerary. Am I too ambitious or crazy? Comments, freedback, criticism are welcome Feb 8: Arrive Japan, sleep Tokyo Feb 9: Kamazawa Feb 10: Takayama Feb 11: Atami (Visit friend and stay at their home) Feb 12: Nikko Feb 13: Tokyo ...
6 days in Tokyo - too much or just enough?
6 days in Tokyo will feel pretty good. It's a great city with plenty to see. There are day trips you can do to see other parts of the country - maybe Nikko ? That said, Kyoto for me was the highlight of Japan, so if you do decide to spend a few days there, I doubt you'll regret it. It will just ...
TOKYO - SIGHTSEEING & ACCOMMODATION RECOMMENDATIONS
We didn't go to Mt Fuji when we were there, but I'm sure it would be good. Instead we spent a couple of nights in Nikko . You can do that quite easily as a day trip as well. The temples there are absolutely stunning and you feel like you're in the middle of nature which is quite a change from Tokyo ...
Nikko and Shinjuku at night
we ventured out of Tokyo on thursday to chill out at Nikko. chill out wasn't exactly what we did. two transfers and two hours later we were starving in Nikko. yes, every morning we wake up starving ...
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Nikko/Chuzenji-ko
Nikko on japanilaisittain pieni kaupunki Tokiosta pohjoiseen. Asukkaita on vajaa 100 000. Aloitettiin reissu parilla yöllä Nikkossa Chuzenji-järven kupeessa, vuorten keskellä. Järvestä laskee 97 m korkea vesiputous, Kegon. Alueella on myös onseneita (japanilaisia kuumia kylpyjä/kylpylöitä) ja ...
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Nikko - 4th day in Japan
Today we went to Nikko. We went through the "iroha" road, the road up to the mountain with 48 curves named after Japanese alphabet. "i-ro-ha" is Japanese "ABC". The view is very beautiful!! The leaves were colourful - we were so lucky we came at the right time! We were so fascinated ...
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