Nikko

My friend Naomi and I decided to trek off to Nikko on Saturday and do a bit of autumn sight-seeing. Nikko is a city in the mountains and it's located about two hours north of Tokyo. There are lakes and waterfalls and many shrines and temples to see there. Unfortunatly, since it's such a great place to see autumn folliage it was packed with people, but we still had fun traveling by bus and train and hiking around to see the colors and sights around the city. To get from the town area to the lakes and waterfalls, we took a bus up a very steep and narrow roadway that included 48 hairpin turns! It was a crisp and clear day, so it was great to enjoy the outdoors and do some exploring too.