Kegon Falls
Last stop was one of Japan’s most beautiful waterfalls, the Kegon Falls. The water, which is the only outlet of Lake Chuzenji, runs 100 meters down the stone mountain. We could clearly hear the waters splashing down from a distance. To continue managing the time, Amy announced that everyone should be back to the bus by 4:20 PM. Understood.
Along the way to the observation deck from the parking lot and while also trying to follow where the sound of the waters were coming from, we spotted a cherry blossom tree. We got sidetracked and took photos of this lone ranger in the middle of the parking lot. I could hear from afar that Amy was advertising the existence of this tree.
Then we were back on our tracks in finding the waterfalls. After a minute of walking, we finally saw the source of the splashing sound. It was indeed magnificent!
We were already satisfied watching the waters on the free observation platform. We had the option to take the elevator 100 meters down to the base but I remember Amy said it was not that functioning well at that time, or something to this effect. Plus, it was not free, you have to pay 550 JPY (~5.50 USD).
We spent probably around 10 minutes on the deck when we decided to check out the shops near the area. Because it was cold, to drink a hot beverage was a great idea. As usual, things were costly. The coffee price had the same price as a snack so we opted for the snack instead as we were feeling a little bit hungry. We bought this baked potato with stuffing, well, I don’t exactly remember now but it was good and filling.
It was 10 minutes past 4 PM and we had to be on time so we started walking back to our bus. This concluded the Nikko day tour.
On our way back to Tokyo, which took a minimum of 3 hours excluding traffic jam, we witnessed the majestic sunset. In addition to that, our tour guide amusing Amy made us sing a Japanese song like little children entitled “Momiji (Autumn Colors).” What a wonderful day! Praise God!
Due to traffic jam, we arrived in our Tokyo stop around 9 PM. It was pretty late but all worth it. We still had time to go to Shinjuku for a quick shopping. It was this day that I bought my step counter.
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