Leave Tokyo and take a 2-hour train to Nikko 日光 for a 2-day trip.
Nikko is both a historical and scenic site. And this is my very first glimpse of the autumn red leaves~ But the weather is not good, rainy and foggy all the time |
Historical Buddhist temple 三佛堂
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Rinnoji Temple 輪王寺 built in 766 AD
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The World Heritage Toshogu Shrine 東照宮
Built in 1617 to enshrine the first Tokugawa Shogun 供奉江戶幕府第一代大將軍德川家康. |
Toshogu Shrine is the most crowded sightseeing spot at Nikko
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The famous "Three Monkeys" sculpture in Toshogu Shrine
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil and See No Evil 非禮勿聽，非禮勿言，非禮勿視 |
Futarasan Shrine 二荒山神社
Simply love the quietness |
Yumoto Hillside Inn, a small hotel I stay
It's at Inner Nikko 奧日光, very quiet and beautiful scenic spot. The hotel is nothing fancy, but very cozy. Though it's small with only 10 rooms, but it got hot springs, both indoor and outdoor. I love hot spring~ |
A room with a view~
This is the lookout from my room |
Morning stroll around the hotel
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Start point of a hiking trail 奧日光自然步道
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Nature's colour is so rich and beautiful
Amazing~ |
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Lake Yunoko 湯之湖
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This tree got a very unique red colour
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Actually it's not just red leaves,
there are also yellow, orange, brown...lots of variations~ |
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This GR is named Mr Cool
He surely looks fierce! |
Dogs at Nikko love to admire the red leaves, too~
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Kegon Fall 華嚴之瀑
One of the three major falls in Japan Drop from an abrupt cliff of 100m |
Lake Chuzenji 中禪寺湖
The most popular spot at Nikko |
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O, a different kind of red again~
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A leaf of red, green, yellow and orange, all in one~
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Nikko is a very nice place that can bring you peace of mind
And red leaves is a must see once in a lifetime |
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Very nice post!
phawkinsphoto · 2008-11-08: 07:56
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Alice, that's gorgeous. Such a beautiful place. Just by looking at your pictures I can feel the peace that emits from the the quiet nature :)
denvy · 2008-11-09: 20:26
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