Our days in Japan
About Nikko Toshogu Shrine Nikko Toshogu is a collection of beautiful shrines and temples hidden in the mountains of Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. The shrine serves as a lavish memorial for Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The shogunate ruled over Japan for over 250 years until 1868. Originally a […]
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Table of Contents About Ashikaga Flower Park (あしか が フラワー パーク) The park was originally called Hayakawa Farm when it opened in 1968. Due to urban development, the park was moved to its current location in Ashikaga city, Tochigi Prefecture in 1997. The park was renamed Ashikaga Flower Park. The park area was formerly a […]
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We stopped here on a recent trip to Nikko. We had just wrapped up a couple of days touring the area and were on our way to the Tsuchiura Firework Festival. After doing some research we settled on Sano Service Area. We had been to Sano before during one of our biking trips and were […]
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