Japan: Nikko and Tokyo

We spent two nights in Nikko, a temple town in the mountains north of Tokyo. This is the entrance to the area

Rinnoji temple

Afternoon walk, Nikko

Afternoon walk, Nikko

Kanmangafuchi abyss

Tosho-gu

Tosho-gu

Tosho-gu

Ramen for dinner, obviously

Day hike in Nikko National Park. This would have been a stunning visit in better weather. On the frosty windy day we had, it was just okay.

Odashirogahara plateau

We found monkeys!

Monkey business...

Odashirogahara plateau

That

Tokyo greeted us with two days of nonstop rain. Straight out of Blade Runner, minus the flying cars.

The &quot;life-size&quot; Unicorn Gundam, almost 20 meters high. Despite appearances, it doesn

The life-size Gundam

We went to Legoland. But this isn

Actual Legoland

Lego version of Shibuya Crossing. Nice try, but nope.

Legoland

Legoland

Build your own dinosaur + record your own dinosaur action scene

Takeshita street on a rain-drenched morning...

...and on a clear night

Purple sweet potato smoothie? Sure.

Takeshita crepes

Day trip to Mt. Takao

Typical Family-Mart lunch break on Mt. Takao

Asakusa temple

Asakusa temple

Tokyo Skytree from Asakusa

Raising funds for an owl sanctuary, Asakusa

Thank you Japan! Don