Japan week 4 grab bag
From Wednesday to Tuesday:
水 A wild praying mantis appeared! At Gifu Park, with Yuki; later also with Kazu and Asaka for tea and kakikôri at Kazu's pâtisserie in Nagoya.
木 Peaceful places in the hills above Ise, for example Kongôshô-ji, with Rena.
金 Curtains of paper cranes at Sakae no Yashiro shrine, Fukui
土 The famous Kenroku-en pond, Kanazawa
日 Echizen-Ono is one of those spectacular "sea of clouds" castles... in the early morning in November. You'll just have to use your imagination!
月 The gigantic main hall of Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. It's hard to convey the sheer size...
火 The air starts to cool on the ferry Akashia, and not just because the Sun is starting to set - we're bound for Hokkaido, and forecast daytime highs under 30°C!
