Saturday, July 9, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016
Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Japan
The Toshogu Shrine is a Shinto Shrine, located in the city of Nikko, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, and was initially built in 1617 during the Edo period.
Location:
Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Monday, August 17, 2015
Monkeys and Hot Springs
In the Jigokudani (Hell Valley) Park, there are troops of wild Japanese macaque (also referred to as the snow monkeys) that love to bathe in the hot springs (called Onsen in Japanese) during winter to keep warm. This amazing natural sight is found near a town called Shibu, which is near Nagano in Japan.
Labels:
Bathe,
Hot Spring,
Japan,
Macaque,
Onsen,
Snow Monkey
Location:
Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
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