Los Inn Kochi

... so I'm hoping to pull them off the card when I get back home at a CVS or something with a dedicated photo machine. Either way, I arrived in Kochi to the rain, and had literally 2 things on my list of things to see in the city--the castle (one of the originals in Japan) and the market. Sadly the latter was basically non existent due to weather and the castle, while nice was rather dreary during the day. However, there was a night ...

... mentre fuori diluviava. E prima di arrivare li sono stata in un onsen con vasca all'aperto vista fiume, e pioggia. Un tantino stile decadente e malinconico come panorama, ma bellissimo. Ora sono diretta a Muroto misaki, il capo a sud di Shikoku. volo a prendere il treno. Baci a tutti!

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.

... how they all managed to stay afloat because there weren't that many tourists there. I got my answer when I actually went to buy something from one of the shacks. The little old lady behind the counter tried to force me into buying a Hello Kitty cheesecake as well. I politely declined but I doubt that everyone else would have the heart to do the same. Miyajima is really famous for its floating tori, a Shinto shrine gate which stands in the sea. It's one of the ...

Saijo is a little town in the Northern part of the island of Shikoku. Hint: Shikoku is the island that we live on. Every year, Saijo has a huge matsuri (festival) to celebrate the fall harvest. Think of it like a Thanksgiving. But with no turkey. And big wooden carts that are dragged thru the city. Also there's no pilgrims, cranberry, or dinner for that matter. But there are large shrines, lots of people, chanting ...

... want her to point, but she takes me outside, in her kerchief & apron uniform, and walks me a block to the door of the restaurant I'm after} - but Taeko-san went far farther, driving me to different sights of her area (old kabuki theatre, temples, gardens, ocean overlooks, and the birthplace of haiku). We had really great conversations and then went back to her home to prepare for the party. The what now? A party with a few friends & their ...

... 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 ...