A neon sign is visible from the platform of Kanda Station: 「NIKKO is NIPPON」
In Japanese it is 日本の光。日光。 , which means something like “light of Japan: Nikko.”
From what I understand, this phrase is from a 2006 advertising campaign from Tobu Railway; a 10-year anniversary of the campaign is now underway (website).
The train from Kita-Senju station (Tokyo) to Nikko
Cherry blossoms at Tobu-Nikko Station 東武日光駅 (map):
So let me tell you about Nikko: it’s fine. Beautiful skies, fresh air, impressive temples, majestic mountains…
My mild ambivalence about Nikko is that it is not a “real” place.
It has a striking, Meiji-era train station…
And the temples do feel a world-removed from the concerns of daily life…
But away from the temples, Nikko feels like a sleepy mountain town; old houses, an old toy store..
And taiyaki 鯛焼き (たい焼き), a personal favorite:
These are simple pleasures, and nothing to thumb…
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