When I returned on the bus from Kegon Falls, I was ready to leave Nikko, but my trip wasn't over. Here are some photos from around the station and of the train I rode from Nikko to Utsunomiya.
The train was very nice. I wouldn't mind riding a train like this all the time!
Next stop, Utsunomiya, where there is more to do and see!
Ninety-seven foot Kegon Waterfall is considered one of the three most beautiful falls in Japan, along with Nachi Waterfall in Wakayama Prefecture and Fukuroda Waterfall in Ibaraki Prefecture. I visited Nachi Waterfall in December 2015, as part of my Kumano Kodo trip.
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I took the bus from the Nikko train station to the parking area which is about a five minute walk to the Kegon Waterfall area.
The bus ride left me feeling a little queasy because of all the curves. There are two roads - one for going up and one for going down.
The falls can be seen from a free platform at the top of the falls.
A better view is possible by paying 550 yen to take the elevator down, which of course I did. This is what it looked like after getting off the elevator.
I took many many pictures because they were so beautiful. In addition to the main falls, there are falls below and to the left and right.
I bought some post cards in a little shop and this sign on the cash register made me smile. I appreciate all English.
I took the elevator back up, carrying my white bag of postcards, and took a few more photos.
I walked around looking at different things, then noticed several versions of this sign. The post card bag quickly went into the back pack. I didn't see any monkeys, but I looked around for them a bit.
I'm so glad I was able to see these beautiful waterfalls.
Apparently, this is part of the Futarasan-Jinja, but it is located in a different place about a kilometer from the rest of the jinja grounds. There is a fee to cross the bridge, but I decided to just take photos and not walk across it.
The water under the bridge is crystal clear.
The current bridge was rebuilt in 1904, after the typhoon and flooding took away the previous bridge in 1902.
After visiting the bridge, I had an early dinner of cold soba and tempura at a local shop.
