Nikko Wanderings
January 16th 2006 When I woke up this morning I decided that I needed to see less of Tokyo and more of Japan. I hopped on the Ginza metro to Asakusa and took the first Tobu Nikko rapid train leaving for Nikko. Nikko is best known for the mausoleums of the Tokugawa Shoguns, which have made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. These ornate temples are surrounded by a magnificant forest of cedar trees at the foothi
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