Nikko Off The Beaten Path

  5-storied pagoda entrance
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  • 5-storied pagoda entrance
      5-storied pagoda entrance
    by WStat
  • Nantai-san
      Nantai-san
    by maverick-mw
  • Afternoon cloud over the lake
      Afternoon cloud over the lake
    by Intrepidduck
  • Imaginative elephants
      Imaginative elephants
    by K1W1
  • Mist over Lake Chuzenji
      Mist over Lake Chuzenji
    by Tomoe
 

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Lake Chuzenji
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Lake Chuzenji
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Written Jun 7, 2007

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Ryuzu waterfall
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Senjogahara Plateau & Odashirogahara Plateau
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Odashirogahara Plateau
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Written Jun 7, 2007

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Yudaki Waterfall
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the roaring Yudaki falls
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Written Jun 7, 2007

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Yumoto Hot Spring
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Beautiful Lake Yunoko
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Written Jun 4, 2007

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Irohazaka Winding Road
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Mountainous scenery along the way
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Written Jun 4, 2007

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Jakko Waterfall
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Jakko Waterfall, Nikko
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Written Jun 4, 2007

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Tamozawa Imperial Villa
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Entrance to the Villa

Written Jun 4, 2007

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Kanmangafuchi Abyss
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jizou along the pathway
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Imaginative decor
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Imaginative elephants

After entering Toshogu, take a look to the right at the Sanjinko, a group of 3 sacred houses. Upstairs is renowned for the elephants carved by an artist who had never seen the real thing !

Written Nov 16, 2004

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