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Hotel New Shikoku Kochi

9-20 Umenotsuji Kochi, Kochi, Shikoku, 780-8011, Japan

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A travel blog entry by misocutlet

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... in a civil war of the 12th Century, so that they could have broken the bridge just after they passed in order to escape from their pursuers. The bridge is designated as a National Important Material Folk Culture Treasure. It is a one-way bridge now, so I took a concrete bridge beside it, when I returned to the bus stop.

The last destination was Kotohira, Kagawa. The only purpose to visit Kotohira was trying Sanuki Udon noodle. In fact, when ...

Halloween extravaganza with a Japanese twist

A travel blog entry by elcigaro34

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... different in the blog so I tried to turn it into a little story. Hope you enjoyed it. I’ll try to get my next blog finished before winter break. Have a lovely Thanksgiving and enjoy the presence of all your loved ones.

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The Awaji Soccer Tournament

The 1920’s party (Dana’s birthday)

The Yuzu festival in Umaji-mura

A cute baby

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Happy rafting

A travel blog entry by matt-n-ida

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Singing rooms for rent by the hour, late night noodle bars and the road wider than a car with wing mirrors still attached are some of the things that haven't quite made it up the Yoshino-gawa river into the Iya valley. Ancient vine bridges, outdoor riverside hot springs and white water rafting are definitely there, and we've tried them.

When the first question upon arrival at a guest house is "do you have enough food ...

Campsite, river, sun - perfect! What will we eat?

A travel blog entry by chibisimo

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... ad una dieta di pane con pomodorini e avocado / tonno.
- Abbiamo ricevuoto un anpan (panino dolce ripieno di marmellata di fagioli azuki) da una simpatica famiglia.
- Simo ha vinto a scarabeo per ben tre volte oggi!!
- Jonny ha ammucchiato delle roccie in riva al fiume per Simo
- Simo trovato una bottiglietta di sake e degli zampironi ^^
- Il negozietto era a 10 chilometri e Jonny se li e' fatti a piedi...per portare a casa un paio di pot noodles!
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We found a great campsite :) It closes tomorrow :(

A travel blog entry by chibisimo

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After leaving Temple 11 we walked back to the train station (actually a helpful woman saw us lost and gave us a lift in her car, and also a packet of sweets!) We took a slow local train and a couple of hours later we arrived in the Oboke gorge, in central Shikoku. On arrival we looked around for a local bus, but whilst we were doing that we met an American who was heading the same way so we shared a taxi.

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