After two hours of driving on a winding mountain path, my sister and I arrived in Oku-Nikko (deeper into the wilderness of Nikko). About 1200 m above sea level, the area was cold, foggy, and smelled of sulfur. We first saw Lake Chuuzenji. Then just several steps away from the bridge, I had to hold on to the railing. We abruptly saw water gushing down a great distance at Yudaki Falls.
We drove further up to 1470 m above sea level. At Lake Yunoko, the fog was denser. Things looked surreal and a little spooky.
Mountain azalea.
Very nice inn, walking distance from the lake.
The initial serving of the "kaiseki" dinner.
It cleared up the next morning.
Breakfast after our morning walk.
On the way to the shrines, we went to the Nikko Fish Farm, which started in 1906. It's the home for trout in Japan.
Trout in a huge aquarium.
The sign says, "Go this way."
Several ponds like this holding trout.
A sign for albino trout.
The two golden fish are not koi carp.
Gift shop by Kegon falls.
Kegon Falls, which I had seen once as a teenager.
People drawn to Toshogu and Futaba, Japan's most ornate shrines.
"Torii" gate.
Five-roof pagoda of Toshogu.
Three monkeys--hear no evil, speak no evil, ...
The arrow pointing at the famous sleeping cat. Such a small cat!
Kanaya Hotel.
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