To Nikko:

(L) A right train is ready to start for Nikko at Utsunomiya station.
Left-side vehicle is a long-distance train between Utsunomiya-Zushi via
Shinjuku, or Utunomiya-Atami stations, via Ueno-Tokyo.
(M) A symbol mark of the Nikko line train (R) JR Nikko railway station

(L)A train is just arrived at JR Nikko station (R) The exterior of Mikko
JR station
Nikko

(L)Mishimaya sells sweets of the wise three monkeys 'see no evil, hear
no evil, and speak no evil.
(M)(R) A deer eating grass has recently increased its number and causing
problems.

Nikko Kanaya Hotel
The Sacred Bridge crossing the Daiya River belongs to the Futarasan Shrine.
This vermilion lacquered structure is known
as one of the three most beautiful bridges in Japan and is a perfect gateway
for Nikko. The bridge was registered
as a World Heritage in December 1999. It measures 28 meters long, 7.4 meters
wide, and stands 10.6 meters above
the Daiya River.

The Sacred Bridge, part of the Futarasan Shrine
The Sacred Bridge, part of the Futarasan Shrine 神橋
Futarasan jinja (二荒山神社) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nikko. It is also known as Nikko Futarasan
Shrine.
It is located between Nikko Tosho-gu and the Taiyu-in Mausoleum. Together
with Nikko Tosho-gu and Rinno-ji,
it forms the Shrines and Temples of Nikko, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The shrine possesses two swords that
are National treasures of Japan.


The outer wall of Rinnouji Shoyouen Garden 輪王寺しょうようえん

Th outer wall and outside garden of Rinnouji Shoyouen

Inner garden of Rinnouji Shoyouen garden

Inner garden of Rinnouji Shoyouen garden

Inner garden of Rinnouji Shoyouen garden
Inner garden of Rinnouji Shoyoun garden
Inner garden of Rinnouji Shoyouen Garden
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
Almost all the present-day shrine complex was rebuilt in 1636, twenty years
after Tokugawa Ieyasu’s enshrinement.
Fifty-five buildings, including Yomeimon Gate (designated a National Treasure),
were completed in just one year and five months.
One of the special features of the shrine complex is the use of paths and
stairways that follow the natural topography of
the site, allowing the arrangement of the shrine buildings in a pleasing
balance to create a solemn, religious atmosphere.
The buildings are lacquered and decorated with vibrant colors, and the
pillars and other structures are covered in a multitude
of carvings. The carvings not simply design elements; they convey expressions
of religious belief as well as scholarship
and philosophy.
The shrine complex was registered as a World Heritage site in December
1999.
Stone Torii Gate 日光東照宮表参道
The important cultural property Ishidorii Gate was dedicated in 1618 by
Kuroda Nagamasa, the feudal lord of
Kyushu Chikuzen (present day Fukuoka Prefecture). The stone for the use
of the gate was transported by ship from Kyushu
to Koyama and then manually hauled over land to Nikko.

Five-story Pagoda 五重塔 Frint Gate 表門
Gojunoto (Five-Story Pagoda) as designated an important cultural property
was dedicated in 1648 by
Sakai Tadakatsu, the feudal lord of Obama in Wakasa Province (present day
Fukui Prefecture).
It was destroyed by fire in 1815 and rebuilt in 1818 by Sakai Tadayuki,
a feudal lord of the same lineage.
Omotemon (Front Gate) as designated an important cultural property is the
first gate at Toshogu Shrine.
It is also called Nio Gate because of the two guardian deity statues positioned
on the left and right.
Lake Chuzenji, Mount Hangtsu and Kegon Falls
Lake Chuzenji is a scenic lake in Nikko National Park in the city of Nikko,
Tochigi Prefecture. It was created 20,000 years ago
when Mount Nantai (2,484 m) erupted and blocked the river. The lake has
a surface area of 11.62 squareKm and a circumference of 25 km.
Its elevation at the surface is 1,269 m , and the water reaches a depth
of 163 m. The Yukawa is the principal source of water. It drains
through the Kegon Falls. Chuzenji Lake was discovered in 782 by a priest
named Shodo when his group succeeded in climbing Mt. Nantai.
Considered sacred, the mountain was closed to women, horses, and cows until
1872.

From JR and Tobu Nikko railway stations (543 M), a bus takes a tourist
to the Lake Chuzenji.
It has the altitude of 1,269 M and the highest natural lake in Japan.

(L) Lake Chuzenji and the snow-covered Mt. Shirane (R) Chuzenji Temple

A mountain view from the site near Chuzenjiko-Observatrory parking lot

Trail to Mount Hangetsu from Cuzenjiko-Observatory parking lot
A rugged mountain trail to Mt. Hangetsu

A rugged mountain trail to Mt. Hangetsu

A rugged mountain trail to Mt. Hangetsu

A grand view of Lake Chuzenji and Mt. Nantai:
This photograph was taken by Junhaku Miyamoto, near the top of Mt. Hangetsu
( Altitude 1,753 M) on November 2, 2017

Lake Chuzenji and Mt. Nantai
(L) A signpost (R) Hangetsusan public parking lot: This is the final point
of a mountain highway.
In the background, there was the fact that a lawsuit by natural conservation
activities led to cancellation of construction of the new further mountain
road.

(L) Hangetsusan bus stop (R) Lake Chuzenji and Mt. Nantai

In the middle of the Meiji period and early Showa period, many European
embassies built vacation houses on the lakeside.
The former Italian villa has been renewed and is now open to visitors.
Other sites around the lake include Chuzenji Temple,
and Kegon Falls. In spring, cherry blossoms are blooming. In summer, people
can escape the heat and enjoy bird watching
and hiking. In fall of course, there are the famous beautiful autumn leaves
and in winter, there are the Snow and Ice Festival,
plus winter sports like skiing and skating. The lake was a favorite summer
haunt of Sir Ernest Satow when he was Britain's envoy
in Japan, 1895-1900 as his diaries of that time attest. He constructed
a house by the lake which was used as a villa by
the British Embassy for over a century.
Source:Wikipedia

A trail to the embassy sites: Left trail, Italian, Right trail, Britishi
Embassy Memorial Park

Italian Embassy Villa
The house on the park grounds were built for villas of th Italian Ambassadors
until 1997.

Italian Embassy Villa

Italian Embassy Villa

Italian Embassy Villa and Lake Chuzenji

A lakeside terrace and Lake Chuzenji

British Embassy Villa

The exterior of British Embassy Villa and Lake Chuzenji

Lake Chuzenji, the highest natural lake in Japan, at the time near sunset

Aircraft clouds crossing the lake
Kegon Falls is located at the east side of Lake Chuzenji in Nikko National
Park. The falls were formed when the River was rerouted
by lava flows. The main falls had a height of approximately 97 meters,
and about twelve smaller waterfalls are situated behind
and to the sides of Kegon Falls, leaking through the many cracks between
the mountain and the lava flows.
Kegon Falls and foreign tourists

Kegon Falls and a full moon over the mountain
Nikko Toshou-gu Shrine and Tobu Railway
Hotel Shikisai, Nikko
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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
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The article was written in Octobr 2017.
All photography was taken by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto inOctober 2017.
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