Kochi Pacific Hotel

... than blah. From Okayama took the express down to Kochi, on the south face of Shikoku. We passed through some of the best scenery I've seen to date, mostly because Shikoku is not really developed or inhabited especially in the Iya valley region in the middle of the island. I was sleeping on and off and woke up to use traveling along a massive gorge and strung across it was a string of carp banners and windsocks (around Koboke I guess ...

ciao a tutti e che bello vedere un po' di commenti!! solo un rapido aggiornamento, ieri ho fatto i mille mila gradini (1800 e passa + il ritorno) del tempio Kompirasan, stupendo davvero, mentre la notte l'ho passata in una casa molto molto giapponese in mezzo al bosco e sulla riva di un fiume ...

Primo traghetto che personalmente a me da una particolare libidine caricarci la moto e navigare per mare ogni tanto. Fiondo nell' isola di Shikoku , l' isola di un pellegrinaggio Zen da 1500 km attraverso 88 templi . Io la taglio a meta' naturalmente per montagne e dormo a Kochi altra citta' di mare e naruralmente si cena a base di sushi freschissimo . Sto viaggiando un po in fretta un mio amico a Shizuoka mi ha invitato ad andare ad Iwata a visitare la fabbrica della Yamaha .Potevo dire di no?

... in her car and road trip our way to shikoku and around tokushima-ken. we had a blast of a weekend in her tinsy tiny japanese size car (think geo metro) listening to great music and snacking on amazingly delicious homemade trail mix as we snaked our way ...

... labour and a number of American prisoner of war soldiers who were not known to be in the area.They burn a flame at the site and it is supposed to be extinguished when the last nuclear device is destroyed. I guess unfortunately it might as well be an eternal flame.From Hiroshima I bulleted my way to Okayama.

... nervous as I waited for my car on rope way number one to begin its journey up the mountain. When I had first taken a ride on a rope way, the height and precarious nature of this mode of transport had made me a bit antsy. These feelings did not appear this time though and I thought to myself that even if the overhead cable did break and I did plummet to my death, then this wouldn't be such a bad spot to go in. Such a peaceful and relaxing trip, surrounded by the ...

... and drinking. Well, the drinking part I guess is similar to Thanksgiving.. maybe. Whatever, Brian, Glen, Ashleigh and I decided to make a trip out to Saijo to watch the Danjiri (portable shrines) be dragged thru the city. Now I'm sure you're thinking: "Wait, I thought that 'Omikoshi' meant 'portable shrine'" Well, my dear friend, you'd be correct! Danjiri and Omikoshi both mean 'portable shrine'. The only difference is ...

... asked me to retrieve my guidebook from upstairs so she could read aloud to everyone the page about America I'd had written for me. The kids were great, and the parents were firmly, gently telling them to try some english with the bug-eyed, bearded one. We spoke a little, they asked questions about American flag and Halloween, and then I drew the Olympic flag and said 'my favorite' and tried to explain I am most proud about America when I ...

... didn't see many scars on their fur, and they looked like big normal dogs. I should have taken a picture of their cages. They had memorabilia of the dogs collars, pictures, and the first dogs bred into modern Tosa dogs. They then led us to the puppy corral where they kept the future fighters. They showed them with their fighting training gear, and once again, the thought of taking pictures of the puppies escaped me. We pet the dogs and left. I would say that it's not really something ...

... Kochi Castle!". And so, checking out Kochi Castle and just generally walking the streets seemed to be the go. After already having had my fair share of castle saturation I was less than enthused... until I heard that Kochi Castle is unique! Intrigued, I investigated further to find that, get this, it is the only castle in Japan where you can see the front gate and the castle at the same time! Wow! I could hardly believe it! The main shopping ...