yokoso japan! - Part III Nikko
arrived nikko at nightfall. with GPS, finding the quaint ryokan by the riverside, annex turtle hotori-an, was a breeze.
the darkness of the night obscured the river so we heard the roaring waters before we saw it.
the ryokan had a communal hot bath fed with water from the nikko hot springs with a splendid river view. we got up early one morning when the first light came just so we can have a view of the river while having a hot bath. i am proud to say we beat all the other guests to it.
in case you are wondering, that is not me in the picture but i have smudged it out anyway to protect the privacy of the person. also, in this way, you can mentally insert whoever you wish to see having a hot bath in such a beautiful setting.
we encountered a rainy spell while in nikko. it was unusually heavy and reported all over the news. see, such heavy rain pouring down from the roof gutter.
not daunted by the weather, we bravely ventured out, armed with flimsy little umbrellas, to tour the world heritage temples and shrines. note that we used transparent umbrellas so as not to block views in the photos.
this was the first stop - Bake Jizo at the kanmangafuchi abyss, sitting pretty next to the Daiya river.
next stop were a cluster of temples and shrines. we got a combination ticket, which allows us to visit 3 temples/shrines over 2 days.
before we started on the temple tour, we visited the Shouyoen garden, a typical stroll garden of the Edo period. It is opposite the Rinnoji.
strolling along... wah neng nang.... dah-da-dah-dah-da.. ji kee sio hoh sua....hou lu dua, wa lai chao gor lee, lee lai chao gor wa (hokkien song about walking together in the rain, sharing one umbrella)
after this, we headed to Rinnoji, followed by Toshogu after lunch. it was still raining and raining and all the photos didnt turn out well. here's one of the rainy, misty, blurry shot of tosho-gu.
next day was bright sun shiny day. we went back to take pictures of rinnoji.
smouldering cauldron at entrance to Rinnoji.
next stop was Futarasan temple. an intricate pagoda in the temple grounds.
that marked the end of the temple tour and we set off for Kegon waterfall. Along the way, we stopped by in the alpine area to take a picture. we braved the strong, cold winds for this picture.
final item in our Nikko 'to-see' checklist - Kegon falls. taking a tourist shot.
Next: Part IV Matsumoto.
the darkness of the night obscured the river so we heard the roaring waters before we saw it.
the ryokan had a communal hot bath fed with water from the nikko hot springs with a splendid river view. we got up early one morning when the first light came just so we can have a view of the river while having a hot bath. i am proud to say we beat all the other guests to it.
in case you are wondering, that is not me in the picture but i have smudged it out anyway to protect the privacy of the person. also, in this way, you can mentally insert whoever you wish to see having a hot bath in such a beautiful setting.
we encountered a rainy spell while in nikko. it was unusually heavy and reported all over the news. see, such heavy rain pouring down from the roof gutter.
not daunted by the weather, we bravely ventured out, armed with flimsy little umbrellas, to tour the world heritage temples and shrines. note that we used transparent umbrellas so as not to block views in the photos.
this was the first stop - Bake Jizo at the kanmangafuchi abyss, sitting pretty next to the Daiya river.
next stop were a cluster of temples and shrines. we got a combination ticket, which allows us to visit 3 temples/shrines over 2 days.
before we started on the temple tour, we visited the Shouyoen garden, a typical stroll garden of the Edo period. It is opposite the Rinnoji.
strolling along... wah neng nang.... dah-da-dah-dah-da.. ji kee sio hoh sua....hou lu dua, wa lai chao gor lee, lee lai chao gor wa (hokkien song about walking together in the rain, sharing one umbrella)
after this, we headed to Rinnoji, followed by Toshogu after lunch. it was still raining and raining and all the photos didnt turn out well. here's one of the rainy, misty, blurry shot of tosho-gu.
next day was bright sun shiny day. we went back to take pictures of rinnoji.
smouldering cauldron at entrance to Rinnoji.
next stop was Futarasan temple. an intricate pagoda in the temple grounds.
that marked the end of the temple tour and we set off for Kegon waterfall. Along the way, we stopped by in the alpine area to take a picture. we braved the strong, cold winds for this picture.
final item in our Nikko 'to-see' checklist - Kegon falls. taking a tourist shot.
Next: Part IV Matsumoto.
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