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October 24th 2008

Published: November 7th 2008

Konnichiwa from Japan! Docked into a new world or that's how it feels being in Japan so far. We almost don't want to go into too much detail we think everyone should come and experience this country for themselves and part of the excitement is experiencing everything that's different. However, for those who will not be visiting in the near future here is some more info (skip to next paragraph if ... Read Full Entry

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Underground tunnel

full of mini Buddhas

Bunker full of baby Buddhas

at the end of a tunnel in a dimly lit room

Sometimes you get the feeling

someone is watching you

Smouldering incense

Ninomaru garden walls

built in the outer grounds of Matsuyama castle

Kirstin enjoying the gardens

Waterfall within the gardens

Matsuyama castle

our third castle encounter so far!

Shinonome Jinja

was once inside Matsuyama castle walls

Blinded by the Sun

Our last view over Mastsuyama

we left the next morning for Kumamoto

Sunflower ferry to Oita

Train, train, train, ferry, train, train, train, train, bus, ferry, train to Kumamoto.

Life on the open sea!

Japanese inland sea

Switch back

We shared our journey with a very enthusiastic train spotter, who showed us video footage of our train making a switch back. Nice!

The misty Valley below

our train journey to Kumamoto

24 arched gateways

in Suizenji-jojuen gardens. Kumamoto

Willow-pattern bridges

Suizenji-jojuen gardens

Kumamoto's east bank

8th November 2008

SS
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Hello Kiro...
I'm as captivated with your travel journals as I am with Mummy Jean's antics in the min-min!! Kirst - have you explained the delights of a FS to Rob yet??!! (See if you can work that one out!!!)

16th November 2008

Bev and Mum
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ArrSoo!!!
Hi Bro and Kirstin, so your going native, kimono's has not reached the essex high street fashion as yet but you could always start a new trend once you are back, i'm sure the Buckhursthill girls would look great with their faces powdered white instead of the usual orange glow. it's sunday night mum is over, just having a glass of wine waiting for strickly to come on, I'm sure this sounds really exciting but to us this is as good as it gets!!

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