Hotel Alpha-1 Otsu
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Lessons in Japanese culture, 1 - 4
... Toilets. I was pleased to find that, like its other fellow Asian country, Turkey, Japan has a clean butt fetish. That's right - I'm talking about what the Italians call the bidget. In fact, not only do the nice toilets have the bum sprayer, they have SETTINGS for the bum sprayer. Pressure settings, spray settings....I've even seen the music settings. Apparently some Japanese don't like to hear the sound ...
Shiga prefecture part 2
... her...10,000 yen for the tray 7,000 per bowl..... thx Emiko-san!
A few days later Ogoto (the actual town where we are) was having a onsen festival of sorts during Golden Week (a collection of holidays all bunched into a week and a bit when most of the country goes on vacation - a very busy time) and from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm you could visit all the swanky hotel onsens in the area. We had time to visit two of them...very ...
Sliced bread and geriatrics
... for it to be the most wicked shrine- Imamiya. This is a new shrine and has mny different places to pray for such things as longevity, match-making and safe travel in your car. Obviously being single you can guess what I praye for apart from the well-being of my family etc. In one part of the shrine was the votive tables which if you laid down you could see the most amazing painted wooden tablets. I also tried the diety stone ...
Kyoto
This is a top pick!
... little gardens and carefully nurtured trees. You often come across little churches or shrines, again with beautiful gardens for people to enjoy and just be silent in. I can't even remember the last time I saw anyone resembling a chav. You know, wearing a tracksuit with hands down th front as hands in pockets seems to have gone out of fashion. Or jeans with the waist hanging off the bum. Did I mention, I was in London once, following a lad who's jeans were literally hanging onto the top ...
Day Trip To Kyoto
... get there, you have to walk up this really long, steep hill, and the street is very narrow and packed with shops on both sides. It was so frenetic, with so many people, and shop owners calling out to you. Really cool atmosphere. And then at the top, there is a HUUUGE red gate to get into the grounds. And when you turn around… an absolutely breathtaking view of Kyoto. You can see over the entire city, and the mountains in the distance. It took my breath away.
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