Saturday, June 22, 2013

Our day in nature

Today was filled with some of the most glorious vistas Japan has to offer.  We set out for Oku Nikko, or far Nikko by bus where lakes, waterfalls, and long beautiful hikes up in the mountains treated our senses to the calls of cicada, nightingales and Japanese cuckoos.  We breathed in clean, refreshing mountain air as we hiked over 11 miles passing forests, rivers, marshes, mountains, and spectacular natural waterfalls.  Here are some highlights...

First we took a cable car to get views...


of Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Falls like this!

We then took another bus and a elevator down 100 meters to get views of Kegon Falls from up close

We then took another bus to Ryuzu falls

and began our long hike 

and then we soaked our weary feet in a hot spring bath before heading back to our hotel.

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