Nikko

“The traveler who comes to Nikko expecting to find magnificent temples or the full splendour of a gorgeous ritual will be disappointed. The style of temple achitiecture in Japan is neither grand nor beautiful.”

“It is useless to attempt the description of the various tombs, shrines, and temples of Nikko; they are different and yet similar, like the churches of Rome or the temples of Egypt.

“… It is a tiresome thing—this sight seeing. A few hours is enough.”

Albert Tracy, Rambles Through Japan Without a Guide, (London, 1892) pp. 47, 54