Toyoko Inn Himeji
97 Minami-Ekimae Himeji, Hyogo, Kinki, 670-0962, Japan
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The most beautiful castle in the world
... 1514;י 93; (אחת בת שנתיי 01; והשני 97;ה בת 7) בבית חדיש ושווה בן 3 קומות. הבית הוא אקו-פר 504;דלי, כלומר, ...
Daddy day
... The lack of insight re mental health problems
I tried desperately to find a Matsuda movie with English subtitles eo ended up renting....wait for it...Harry Potter! Not exactly the sort of movie I usually like (and no Matsuda in sight) but Yuya does so there you go. I can compromise and put others first!! Some may say better late than never (eh Shane).
Early night as I was tired as and want to get lost done tomorrow.
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Castle under construction!!
On the way from Shimizu to meet Simo's friend Vale in Osaka we had some time to kill so decided to utilise the power of the JR pass and get the Shinkansen all the way past Osaka to Himeji. In hindsight Mochan tried to tell us that they were doing some restoration work on the castle, but we didn't really listen and went there regardless. Mistake!!!
It's about a twenty minute walk from the station down a fairly pleasant main ...
Yoderu
... into a shallow pool. There are several such pools and the kids must catch the fish by hand. All of the kids who did this had a great time. When they had played in the water for long enough the fish were taken and a skewer was shoved from the fish's mouth through it's tail. It was then grilled and, when cooked, eaten, so that in the end all that remained was a fish skeleton dangling off of a skewer, held on only by the head.
After Yoderu we went to another ...
Mt. Shosha-Engyoji Temple “The Last Samurai"
... as the *Mt. Hiei of the West.
Movie buffs out there may know that the temple was used as the location for the Hollywood movie, “The Last Samurai”. It is said that the crew visited Mt. Shosha by chance and were so impressed with the site that it featured as the backdrop for the movie.
To get to Engyogi, simply take a 30-minute bus ride on the Shinki Bus (No. 8), from either Himeji station or Himeji Castle, and jump off at Mount Shosha ...



