2016年04月18日
A Visit from Friends
Hello, all!
I'm posting this from a lovely ryokan near Kazurabashi (a famous rope bridge) in the Iya Valley, in Tokushima Prefecture. Two of my friends are visiting from the United States, and we've been enjoying the lovely scenery together. (One of them just told me that Kazurabashi is actually in Miyoshi City... Shikoku government officials keeps on naming places with the suffix "-shi," but I do not think it means what they think it means.) Tonight I've been enjoying the onsen (there's a cable car up to the bath!) and relaxing.
I usually try not to have my picture taken, because I ruin any picture with my face in it. But here's a fantastic photo one of my friends took of us three:
It is good because I am not facing the camera.
That's it for tonight—we're going to bed early so we can meet some other Gem School teachers tomorrow. I'll post more interesting pictures next week!
—Matthew
I'm posting this from a lovely ryokan near Kazurabashi (a famous rope bridge) in the Iya Valley, in Tokushima Prefecture. Two of my friends are visiting from the United States, and we've been enjoying the lovely scenery together. (One of them just told me that Kazurabashi is actually in Miyoshi City... Shikoku government officials keeps on naming places with the suffix "-shi," but I do not think it means what they think it means.) Tonight I've been enjoying the onsen (there's a cable car up to the bath!) and relaxing.
I usually try not to have my picture taken, because I ruin any picture with my face in it. But here's a fantastic photo one of my friends took of us three:
It is good because I am not facing the camera.
That's it for tonight—we're going to bed early so we can meet some other Gem School teachers tomorrow. I'll post more interesting pictures next week!
—Matthew
2016年04月18日
Marugame Castle
One day I took the train to Marugame to visit the Marugame Castle. The entrance to the Castle grounds is about a 15 minute walk from the train station. It's free to walk around the grounds; the castle has a 200 yen entrance fee to enter. Marugame Castle is one of only twelve castles remaining in Japan that have survived the post feudal ages (since 1868) with their keep buildings intact.
The walk from the entrance to the castle is a little steep, but not so bad. The view from the top is very nice. The inside of the castle is heavy wood and kind of dark. The steps going up are very steep, but that didn't stop elderly women with canes from going up and down three floors. It was a nice day trip - more interesting Japanese history.
The walk from the entrance to the castle is a little steep, but not so bad. The view from the top is very nice. The inside of the castle is heavy wood and kind of dark. The steps going up are very steep, but that didn't stop elderly women with canes from going up and down three floors. It was a nice day trip - more interesting Japanese history.
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