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Finally - tourism
... duets that included what I termed as a "Stephen Foster Fest". Note that the instrument, while resembling half a log with strings on it, sounds like a banjo. Karen said that she messed up a lot, but we couldn't tell even with our critical Koto listening skills that we'd just developed. As it was her final lesson, she surrendered the instrument, thank goodness, so we didn't have to carry ...
Kumano Kodo: Pilgrimage or Grudge match?
... a few morsels every now and then, they only sneak out in uncontrolled bursts in public.) Basically, I'm content tonight. So I leave on this pseudo-introspective (basically tired, but in a good way) note. Tomorrow I’ll swing by Nachi to finish off seeing a bit of Kii Hanto and maybe find some spiritual part of me that I haven't killed through neglect and abuse. At the very least, there’s a lot less hiking involved and easier train ...
Mikimoto pearls
... train trip to Toba was very long but going home it was shortened by an hour because we took the express home. Taxied it to may and daniel's. We are going to try the bus and subway tomorrow as the taxi is eating into our travel/shopping funds. My camera isn't holding a baTtery charge. ThaNk goodness for my iPhone. Tomorrow we will try and find a battery. I have the worst luck with cameras in ...
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 ...
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