Hi!! Well… Currently we are in Nara. It was our last sightseeing day. We’ve packed up and tomorrow we are heading back to Osaka so we can be near the airport. Six amazing weeks… Apologies for not keeping up with the stories. It’s been… A lot!!!
When we were in Beppu, we took a walk over to a local shrine. Hachiman Asami Shrine.
The street up was pretty quiet, although we met a random guy outside his curry shop who had apparently spent time in Byron Bay Australia, surfing. Then he took us over to his big ceramic pots that were full of water and plants and called up his tiny pet fish to pat!!! I am so sorry I did not get a photo!! It was one of those bizzare awesome puzzling golden encounters!
I eventually noticed that there were a number of picturesque tiles within the pavement
There are always so many small details to notice in Japan if you take your time.
Loved the entrance with the cedar trees
The shrine was constructed in 1196and has a thousand year old camphor tree!!
I am thinking this might be the tree…
Behind the horse… Of course.
it was massive and the photo does not do justice.
Anyway, back to the entrance…
It was all very beautiful
The cedar trees were so grand.
And to my delight… A garden, pond… And koi!
I find it hard to tear myself away from koi. They are so beautiful to watch.
Maybe one day I’ll sort out getting some…altho that might be a no no in Tasmania!!
It was quiet up here and easy to wander around and enjoy the tranquility
It was after this that we joined the crowds at the Hells!
The next morning we took a bus and… with a bit of miss navigation, we got to the bamboo weaving museum.
It was a great space with some absolutely jaw dropping pieces on display. Sadly most of the old pieces I was not allowed to take pictures of…
But you can get the idea from these few snaps
They did have a class going while we were there. It was nice to take a peek at what they were doing.
This kind of thing gives me unrealistic ideas for the future.
I better get some shut eye…
Hopefully I’ll get another post done before we have to get on that plane! Xxx
