Day 12 @ Nikko – Nikko Edo Wonderland – The Place

One of the main reasons why we opted for two nights in Nikko was to visit Nikko Edomura, or Nikko Edo Wonderland – a theme park and living museum that showcases life and culture during the Edo period. The park

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Day 11 @ Nikko – Toshogu Shrine and Shinkyo Bridge

We left the Tamozawa Imperial Villa at close to 2PM and slowly made our way to the Toshogu Shrine area. Our host at Stay Nikko Guesthouse had earlier on advised that we should take the bus to get to the

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Day 11 @ Nikko – Tamozawa Imperial Villa

Our first place of visitation in Nikko today was the Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa. According to the venue’s guide, the Tamozawa Imperial Villa was built around the former Edo residence of the Kishu Tokugawa clan, and brought from Edo to

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Chubu-Kanto – Japan Dec 2023 – Toggle Hotel Suidobashi

We stayed at the Toggle Hotel Suidobashi over the 8D7N we spent in Tokyo this trip. It was tough trying to find a property that could hold the four of us: either a family room, or a property that guaranteed

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Day 09 @ Tokyo – Kawagoe – Temples and Kanetsuki-dori Street

8 days done and we’re coming to the midpoint in our 18 day trip. On Day 09 today, we headed to Kawagoe, a town with a rich history – and specifically that was made prosperous by merchants during the Edo

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Day 08 @ Tokyo – Tokyo Station and Marunouchi Winter Illumination

We headed back in the general direction of Tokyo Station after our visit to Small Worlds, and reached it a short 28 minute bus ride later. We had a couple hours to kill before the winter illumination along Marunouchi came

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