This past weekend was my last in Japan for this project.

To mark that event, since Saturday was a fine, sunny day, Mrs. Animal and I proceeded to the mountain town of Nikko here in Tochigi Prefecture.  Nikko is a popular tourist venue due to the many historic shrines and temples in the area, and as luck would have it, there was some sort of shindig happening in town when we arrive.

Photos follow.  Regular news posts resume tomorrow.  Enjoy.