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98 Higashiekimaecho Himeji, Hyogo, Kinki, 670-0926, Japan
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The most beautiful castle in the world
... 1488; ניתן לראות, אבל השטחי 01; שסביב 92; מרשימ 97;ם מאד, ובמזג האווי 12; החורפ 97; והמסת 93;רי יש לי ...
Daddy day
... established that Yuya has in fact lived in that sprawling metropolis of Timeru as a student on a home stay visit and he said that when he thinks of NZ he remembers fish and chips, hokey pokey ice cream and SHEEP! So many many sheep!
Yuya asked me about the cultural differences I have noticed as what stands out for me about Japan, and these are a few of what I told him, slowly;
(1) Cyclists are insane!
(2) The shortness of ...
Big Ol' Castle
... around in nothing but a fundoshi and footwear, sunscreen is your friend. Seeing those formerly pasty white, now bright red shoulders, backs and chests was just painful.
For lunch, we had a big pile of yakitori. We spent some time watching a very entertaining juggler perform for a sizable crowd, then went to the station ...
Yoderu
... how many wounds they had it was time to watch the bird show. I like bird shows. There is nothing like watching a hawk fly around. Such grand creatures, surely one of God's best achievements. The bird handler came out and said some things that I didn't understand and then SWOOSH in came the hawk. Incredible sight. She explained about hawks and then directed the bird to fly up to another handler. But you see, there isn't very good crowd control and some kids were ...
Himeji`s castle
... to be done to ensure that it doesn`t fall down. As I`m sure you`re aware :) As luck would have it, 2009 to 2011 is one of those times. I was unable to go inside the castle, and most views of its exterior are somewhat ruined by the shot of cranes and scaffolding. Never mind. What I could see was stunning though - a worthwhile journey. ...



