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Tobu Line train to Nikko. It takes about 2 hours from Asakusa, Tokyo.
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Inside Tobu Line train
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Tobu Nikko Station 東武日光駅
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Shinkyo Sacred Bridge, Nikko 神橋
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Kids on school trip along Omotesando 表参道
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A National Treasure and World Heritage Site, Nikko's magnificent shrines and temples overshadow any other attractions Tochigi has. The Toshogu Shrine is especially famous and also serves as Tokugawa Ieyasu's mausoleum. Omotesando 表参道
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Horse stable
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Horse stable
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Hear, speak, and see no evilWood carving on the horse stable
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Five-story pagoda 五重塔
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Oriental zodiac (hare) carving on five-story pagoda
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Oriental zodiac (dragon) carving on five-story pagoda
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Oriental zodiac (tiger) carving on five-story pagoda
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Niomon
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Group photo
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Dragon on ceiling that squeaks when you clap.
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Yomeimon Gate, National Treasure 陽明門
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Yomeimon Gate, National Treasure, Nikko 陽明門
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Rear of Yomeimon Gate
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Rear of Yomeimon Gate
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Yomeimon Gate
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Yomeimon Gate
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Portable shrine storehouse
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Karamon
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Karamon close-up
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Sleeping cat
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Sleeping cat 眠り猫
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Sleeping cat 眠り猫
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's mausoleum
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's mausoleum
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