Nikko

Nikko is a tiny little town about 2 hours north of Tokyo, famous throughout Japan for its shrines, the most famous one being Toshogu. My buddy Erin and I made a day trip there while I was in Tokyo over the New Year's holidays.
The first picture is of the famous monkeys, "Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil," which is just inside the entrance of Toshogu Shrine. Nikko is also usually a good spot to see Japanese monkeys, however we didn't see any.
The last picture I took inside one of the shrines. Someone had made a tiny snowman and what I think is supposed to be a rabbit.