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Ueshima Coffee Shop at Nikko Toshogu
At the time, I didn’t realize that Ueshima Coffee Company was a chain. I was just hungry and looking for a place to get a bite in overly crowded Nikko without having to wait in a line. I wanted to try yuba (tofu skin) or eat at a tiny bustling place but it looked like it’d take forever to get a seat. So, I settled with Ueshima Coffee Shop which was located near the Nikko Toshogu Museum.
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Rinnoji Temple
I have mixed feelings of Rinnoji Temple in Nikko. Yes, the temple made it as a World Heritage site. Yes, the temple is big. Yes, the temple has other locations within Nikko associated with it. Yes, the temple has a nice garden in its grounds. No, the temple does not allow you to take photos of it…
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Nikko’s Sacred Bridge (Shinkyo Bridge)
There’s a red bridge in Nikko that’s sacred. It’s so sacred that not everyone was allowed to cross it back in the old days. I initially thought it was reserved for nobility but online research revealed to me that only messengers from the Imperial Palace were allowed to cross it. Interesting. So, is this bridge worth a visit?
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Famous and Loved in Okinawa
Kyushu RailwayA long time ago, I wrote about how I must have a doppelganger in Fukuoka. But then I went to Okinawa and learned that I must have a doppelganger in Okinawa, too. Conclusion: It is confirmed that I have a doppelganger or two in Kyushu.
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Groped in Japan
Any female that’s been to Japan will tell you they’ve been groped before or at the very least, witnessed a groping or know of someone who experienced it. Me? I experienced it and I’m going to talk all about it today.