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Asia » Japan » Shizuoka » Fukuroi October 8th 2017

Hello my fellow travellers! I got up fairly early this morning to eat breakfast together with Bárbara and Hideyuki. It was pretty clear that Yasuyo is the one that takes care of food in the household, she was out for the moment so Hideyuki was taking care of it with rather funny results. When she returned the first thing she did was to fix some of the stuff to it's proper order. After we'd all eaten me and Bárbara went with Yasuyo to her position during the Fukuroi Festival (Fukuroi Matsuri) while Hideyuki went on his round around the town. I didn't quite know what to expect from this to be honest as I hadn't been clear on exactly what we were suppose to do but we ended up in a kitchen/outdoor dining area which turned ... read more
Children Pulling a Matsuri Yatai (Festival Float)
She Dropped Her Sandal While Taking the Picture
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Asia » Japan » Shizuoka » Fukuroi March 21st 2016

Hello my fellow travellers! This morning we left Shōkichi behind in Kakegawa while me, Junko, Anzu, Takae and Vivian piled into the car to go to nearby Fukuroi to meet up with Yasuyo and Hideyuki. Yasuyo is a really good friend of Junko and Hideyuki, her husband, is the mayor of Fukuroi. I imagine that I could ask for no better guide of Fukuroi and I anticipate that this day will be quite spectacular! As we arrive we are greeted heartily at the driveway by Yasuyo who leads us into the house where I shake hands with her husband. He won't be coming with us for tour of Fukuroi as he's busy, I guess the work of a mayor is never done. Like Shōkichi they live in a beautiful, yet humble house, akin to the others ... read more
Teaching Some Swedish
Watching the Fish
Feeding the Fish Onigiri




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