Yes, it's a toll bridge. I think about $3 U.S. to cross.
Quite a bit of rain coming down at this point...
Nikko hotel photographed for rate-checking purposes via the internet.
The central square of Nikko.
Another hotel photo for rate-checking purposes.
Exterior of the rail station in Nikko.
Package containing strawberry-flavored milk cake bites (each individually wrapped).
Ads for Nikko hanging from the ceiling of the Nikko line train.
Companion ad is in Japanese, with cedar tree backdrop. JR logo stands for Japanese Rail, covered by the rail pass.
2nd try at photographing the ad...
The interior of the Nikko train...
Each ad hanging from the ceiling touts a unique place in Nikko.
Rail cars are very long, clean, and comfortable.
Bullet trains, connected at the nose, at the station on the way back from Nikko.
Lengthy escalator up from the bowels of the Tokyo train station...