https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/08/20/some-photos-of-nikko/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 01:52:16 -0400<![CDATA[Nikko is a certified &#8220;world historic&#8221; site, therefore a major tourist destination. But the vast majority of the tourists are Japanese in search of their past. Not far away is an amusement park called Edo Wonderland, which is sort of an Old West town but instead of cowboys and Indians, you get samurai, geishas, etc. &#8211; all the artifacts of pre-Meiji (pre-Western) Japan. Sheryl, Madeleine and I visited this afternoon and were virtually the only Caucasians in sight.]]>Sat, 20 Aug 2005 04:05:16 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/08/20/some-photos-of-nikko-n209314