Nikko

The land of mystery

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July 9th 2008
Up early and we took the shinkansen (again....oh yes, want to get our monies worth!!!) to Nikko, a small town North of Tokyo. We were unsure about trapsing all the way up here as we were starting to feel the strain of rushing around, but made the effort and we're very glad we did. Nikko was deffinately the best place we visited in Japan, the temples and shrines were out of this world....all set ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more