Tripatini contributor Linda Cooper writes:
"...we headed a couple of hours north of Tokyo to the shores of Lake Chuzenji in the Tochigi prefecture of Nikko, where many urban Japanese flock for a break from the pressures, hustle, and bustle of big city life. A national treasure filled with natural beauty and important UNESCO World Heritage Sites, its literal translation means “sunlight”, and its lovely mountain-lake landscape is reminiscent of my childhood family vacations growing up in California, with summers spent at Lake Tahoe.
Arriving from Tokyo on an impecccable, two-hour Nikko Line of Tobu Railway to experience this region's beautiful treasures was on my bucket list, and as the Japanese saying goes "Never say kekkõ until you've seen Nikkõ" — kekkõ meaning “a reflection of its beauty.” So I was excited to see Japan’s famed mystical city and region."
Read more in her post A Beautiful Bespoke Journey to Japan.
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