Nikko - Day 2

On Sunday, we decided to go to Lake Chuzenji. The road going there is crazy. It's so steep and winding. Most of the fall leaves had turned brown near the lake, but the lake was still really pretty. We went to see Kegon Falls first. I really wanted to see monkeys, but we didn't see any that day.

Kegon Falls

Lake Chuzenji

Lake Chuzenji

Our group: Our Japanese Friend, Me, and Carly (Oyama High School's ALT)

Carly at a really nice cafe we ate at for lunch

Nikko - Day 1

Last Friday, I went to Nikko with two friends. One is the ALT at Oyama High School. The other is our Japanese friend that we met in Tokyo. We stayed at a hostel because it was cheap, but the hostel owner was really, really helpful and friendly. On Saturday, we did things around Nikko City. We went to several shrines including Tosho-gu. It was so cheap. I was really surprised. You could buy a pass to 5 shrines for only 1,000 yen. The fall colors were perfect too.

There were lots of interesting buildings in Nikko.

Sacred Bridge- The lighting was always really bad, so it was difficult to get a nice picture.

The fall colors were so pretty. We went at the perfect time.

This is at Tosho-gu.

This was a cool antique shop.

The Three Wise Monkeys at Tosho-gu