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Then we headed for Ise. It was a long trip, about 100 miles. It took about 3 hours and quite a few yen, including the snacks. I bought some chocolate that called "Bitter", but it was a medium dark, very smooth, sweet, and delicious. Heidi got some "waffle cut" chips that were very good. Karen thought they were salt and vinegar, but they were not.
Ise Grand Shrine is ...
Kumano Kodo: Pilgrimage or Grudge match?
... a locker at Matsusaka, where I’m staying overnight in a ryokan (actually the cheapest place I could find in English near the Kumano kodo). Took a train to Owase, where I proceeded to ask a visitor center agent how to get to the trail. This led to a five minute awkward exchange where I explained I knew very little useful Japanese and she scratched her head about where the trail actually was located. Finally, we just called it quits and ...
Mikimoto pearls
a day trip to Toba, home to the aquarium and Mikimoto pearls. The mayor of Toba met us at the train station, Kenda-San. We went to the pearl shop and made our selections. So much to choose from. Because a few of us wanted the same pieces, we went to the Mikimoto museum had lunch (mayor's treat) and saw the show so the pearl shop could make our pieces. We had a private room and tour. It was really ...
Old Japanese town vibe
After staying in Hamamatsu, we took a train to Ise , one of the two Japanese towns that still keep the old vibe. While there, we checked out the Japanese "Mecca" - shinto shrines - 125 of them. The biggest ones are rebuild every 40 years, smaller ones - every 60. They ...