Recent day trips

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Day trips to Himeji, Arashiyama, Minou...

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Photos

Minou Primary School's Sports Day
This sports day was just UNBELIEVABLE! The kids had rehearsed every step, lining up, which way to run, when to march, when to chant etc etc every day for half a month, and accordingly it was absolutely FLAWLESS!

Minou Primary School's Sports Day
Sports day is made on a public holiday so that all parents and family members can come and cheer the kids on, with picnic basket, rug and all. Then the next day becomes a school holiday for the kids and teachers. Great atmosphere

Minou Primary School's Sports Day
Tug-of-war for the dads and brothers

Minou Primary School's Sports Day
That's right, unicycle relays!!!

Himeji Castle
Zayon and Iji

Himeji Castle
Sochi

Himeji Sake Brewery, with the exchange students
A beautiful brewery lunch- traditional Japanese, and very special

Himeji Sake Brewery, with the exchange students
Sake sampling...

Himeji Sake Brewery, with the exchange students
Everyone got into it

Himeji with Sheryl
Ran into Sheryl in Himeji, then spent a lovely afternoon with her the next day...

Arashiyama, near Kyoto yet another world
Lovely day with Hiroko here, although we beat the autumn leaves by a couple of weeks

Arashiyama
Kyoto

Arashiyama
Bamboo forests

Arashiyama
Autumn harvests

Arashiyama
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Arashiyama
After walking for over an hour out of the town and into the mountains.

Arashiyama
The 500 m long, pretty much pitch-black tunnel Hiroko and I walked through to get to the other side of the mountain. Felt a bit stupid half way through...

Arashiyama
It got dark! And creepy, with no tourists around...