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Vessel hotel Kurashiki

1177-7 Matsushima Kurashiki, Okayama, Chugoku, 701-0114, Japan

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Kurashiki and Onomichi: Rainy day Plan B

A travel blog entry by mchao

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... that is tiled effective with dog statues, the same dog statue.

I spent a couple hours wandering Kurashiki, snapped a few pictures, but otherwise had no real connection with the place. At least the kura in Kakunodate were family vaults, and you could tell something about the family from their contents.

From Kurashiki, it made my way down to Onomichi, where the rain had not gotten any better. For the gateway ...

Christmas WITH Cake

A travel blog entry by jellyinjapan

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... found out was actually called a Mille Crepe. We layered crepes, whipped cream, strawberries, kiwi (see, red and green!), chocolate syrup, and toffee bits to make a monstrous "cake." I compared it to something a group of kids would make when mom left them alone a little too long.

We partook in our tasty cake and had ourselves a little White Elephant. White Elephant is a party game where you get everyone together with one present each, put the presents in the middle, ...

The Art of the Enkai

A travel blog entry by jellyinjapan

... Bounenkai, literally means Forget the Year Party. And that’s what it is.

My elementary school invited me off-hand to their Bounenkai, and they were very excited when I happily and quickly accepted the offer. Not knowing fully what to expect, I made my way after stopping at one of my junior highs to help out, a little bit late.

I forgot that in Japan, everything is either on time, or earlier. Even parties. By the time I made it to the restaurant, ...

The Year That Thanksgiving Happened Twice

A travel blog entry by jellyinjapan

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... freezing and it was only November. The Californian in me was not appreciative.

But then, something, or someone, amazing happened.

My savor from the Yakage, Japanese capital of samurai, and former lady in waiting, invited a bunch of Americans to come partake in a day of eating tasty grubs. On a Saturday in Japan.

There was going to be turkey.

If you knew me before Japan, I didn’t eat much meat. I preferred ...

Flame-colored Trees and Shrines

A travel blog entry by jellyinjapan

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... to return.

The next shrine I went to is on a hill closer to the other houses and more urban areas. This one is called 玉井宮東照 ;宮, Tamai Miya, Toushouguu, Tamai Shrine, which is a Tosho Shrine. To be called a Tosho Shrine, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa Shogun, must be enshrined there. So that's cool.

To get to this shrine, you've got to walk past Higashiyama Park, and up a ton of stairs (which I have ...

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