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Bathe with the public
... to access the local train, boarded then traveled 20 minutes to the nearby port town called Takahama. This is the location of three ferries, one large, one small, and third is one of those catamaran high speed ferries. Why so many ferries? I was surprised to learn that Japan is composed of 6,852 islands of which 421 are inhabited. I had no idea!
The ancient gent at the little train station was very help to me. ...
Getting butt naked at a Japanese hot spring
... on. The trip took about 2.5 hours and once again I enjoyed the fresh sea air as we sailed through the inland sea toward Shikoku.
After arriving at the port, I hopped onto the bus into central Matsuyama where I would begin my day's sightseeing.
My first stop was the impressive Matsuyama Castle, sat on top of a large hill in the middle of the city. I took the opportunity to hike up the hill (once again because I was too tight to pay for the ropeway), stopping to view ...
Matsuyama Castle
... There we visited the castle. This castle is still in its original form, even it burned nearly down and also was bombed in the second world war.
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Typhoon Guchol Update
... has even lowered the threat of rain to 90%.
No one has called to tell me a school has cancelled and considering the current conditions, I'd be surprised if a school closed. I should mention that a new tropical storm Talim has formed in the South China Sea and looks like its going to skirt pass Japan's west coast about a two days behind Guchol. It really weak, but it is expected to bring more heavy rain later, this week. I hope everyone brought a sturdy umbrella.
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Our first day touring together
... fire arrows, thrust pikes, drop boulders and hot oil on you as drew closer to the entrance, it was easy to see why Japanese castles were so impregnable.
Once you entered the actual castle and began climbing up to the various levels on staircases that had to be at a 70 degree pitch and only wide enough for one person you had to wonder how any force could ever win trying to rush a castle. The top of the castle, called a donjon was used by the family that lived in ...
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