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Danielle- Exploring Lake Chuzenji

Lake Chuzenji and Nikko


I had this past weekend off, so I decided to take a long-anticipated trip to Lake Chuzenji and Nikko in the Tochigi Prefecture.

Nikko's Toshogu Shrine is the infamous mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate that lasted for over 250 years in Japan. It was definitely a lavish sort of shrine; highly detailed in design, colorful, and really covered a lot of ground. I did quite a bit of walking around there, and I have a feeling that I still didn't explore everything the shrine had to offer 100%.


Mainly because Danielle wanted to check out a different part of the Toshigi Prefecture.

Predictably, Danielle thought the popular Toshogu Shrine was beautiful, and the trip to Nikko was definitely well worth it. But she thought the less-populated Chuzenjiko was prettier. :>


I love a harbor town, and the smells and sounds of water. Had fun relaxing and watching the sunset at the lake. Though you can't really see the sunset in Japan, what with the mountains and buildings blocking the sky (not as open as it is back at home in the USA). But I felt right at home at Chuzenji. I heard that Nikko even has a fireworks event for the summertime, but I'm thinking about going somewhere local for a summer festival.

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