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Back to Oirase for some real fall color
... with the oil paints & canvas.
The best all colors I've seen in Japan were in Hirosaki on my last trip. The red maple trees in the city park there were phenomenal!
......now it's officially that in between season where it is too cold for summer activities, but not cold enough for winter activities. ......guess i's time to clean house now :o)
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Fall Colors.......sort of
... the signs of fall in Japan - farmers harvesting rice and in many cases manually arranging the stalks to dry. Northern Japan is still a very rural agricultural area where many farmers still do much of their work by hand. It is amazing seeing a half-dozen people, often women, out working in a field planting or harvesting something by hand.
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Paddle, Paddle, Paddle the Kayak.....
... grow some pretty big apples here and the cost matches the size. Most of the apples in the photo are larger than a softball and cost $3.25 each. ...but they are larger enough to be a meal :o) ...I buy my apples in a non-tourist area where I can get 6 apples for 300 Yen (~$4). ...shop where the locals shop!
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All-U-Can-Eat .....after you cook it!
... food on, a paper bowel to place your cooked food in, a pair of chopsticks and a napkin. Next you make your way to one of the many small grills where you get to cook your food. There is a group of young men with bright green shirts on who make their way around the BBQ area refilling your grill with charcoal (not like American charcoal - they bring you pieces of blacked/burned wood). Your initial serving of ...
Ninohe
... left feeling much heavier. After the noodle binge we went to an arcade and then walked around the town of Morioka. And then we found ourselves at a private party drinking champagne. This bar, Honey Party, is actually a favorite of Adam’s he wanted to introduce to us. They were closed for a private party but let us in anyway for all-you-can-drink adult beverages and champagne. We came back the next day (Sunday, September 23) to do our favorite thing in the ...