Tag Archives: Nikko

“Nippy Nikko” 19th of November 2012

With only one full day in Nikko, we were up early to visit the UNESO World Heritage temple complex; it was 1300Yen, just over £9 GBP for entry, which isn’t too bad really considering there are 103 buildings and structures to see here! These buildings make up the Toshogu Shrine, Rinnoji Temple, Taiyuinbyo Mausoleum and the Futarasan Shrine. […]

“Emergence of the illusive Fuji” 18th of November 2012

The alarm went off early and we set off in search of Fuji, after a ten minute walk from our hostel we reach lake Kawaguchiko, we weren’t 100% sure which direction Fuji was as it had been so misty the previous day. We were getting a bit worried as we could not see it and had a train […]