Hotel Route Inn Takasakieki Nishiguchi
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Mt Asama and onioshidashi
... route back, again at super-slow speeds. Miraculously we found our way back to the hotel without argument or incident.
Once back, we headed to an Italian just around the corner. It turned out to be more of a cafeteria than a restaurant, but still we ate spaghetti Genovese with an avocado salad and were grateful! Kevin spotted an unusual urinal, that seemed to have handles for drunken Salarimen. (Mostlikely it was the disabled.)
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Winter Granted
... and then the trains, so we opted for the direct route.
My wish for snow had been fulfilled, and I'd eaten well and spent lots of time in very hot water, so my only remaining desire was to see a monkey in the wild. Sadly, it was not to be. Though I sat by the window and kept my eyes wide open all the way through the postcard-perfect winter mountains, I saw no monkeys. M-P, however, did; you'll have to ask her what a monkey in a snowy tree looks like.
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The Belly Button Festival
... curb in the shade to occupy for the main parade. We watched everyone get ready then it began. It was truly a site to see and we had a really good time. Beyond the belly buttons, there were other kinds of costumes dances and inventive takes on the original concept. Please see the picture and video to experience it yourself. Check out the youtube video of it, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZSpxJK_ rM8 .
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Lavender Park
... for him. He played beautifully dreamy music fitting the garden. His case of displayed cds shows that his job is to climb mountains with a portable keyboard and play music when he gets to the top. (0 o 0)
We headed down to the gift shop and bought lavender goodies. I found some lovely leather work necklaces and picked up a rose. Grabbed another ice cream and headed for the last bus.
A good ...
Volleyball Taikai! 大会
... only played each other. The third years were in the nicer gym, the second years in the older, and the poor first years were outside. The winner of each grade got to play a teacher team.
It was hot as hell and they were still super genki! The students practiced for many weeks leading up and stocked ...