Well today I went to the town famous for danjiri--Kishiwara!
It also happens to be Ikue's hometown! With only 10 days left, I'm determined to seek out adventure plus get good test scores!
First we went to Kishiwara Castle. Isn't it pretty?
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| In the walls of Kishiwara Castle there are holes for shooting arrows. Ikue generously shows how. |
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| 3 different types of holes: triangle, circle, and rectangle |
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| There was also a pretty lotus garden in the moat surrounding the castle |
Then we went to the Danjiri Museum which had some pretty epic interactive features such as a special exhibit on the current televised drama happening on the NHK network and a studio where you could bang the taiko and bells of the danjiri. It was pretty fun.
After that, we headed to the ocean and had a picnic lunch and then browsed around a nearby shopping mall.
At the final point, I actually got invited over to Ikue's house (something that you don't have happen often in Japan) and we hung out until her parents got home. Ikue seemed really excited that someone could come and visit her hometown (she lives about an hour and a half away from Hirakata and it's somewhat pricy to get there) and she was smiling and I was smiling and
it
was
perfect!
I'm so happy.
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