Japan – day 1
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008We are back from Japan, sorry I didn’t post while I was there but I decided to pack light and leave my laptop at home. It was an amazing and exciting trip, it seemed like we couldn’t turn around without seeing something very cool. The food was just as good as I imagined, possibly better. We had sushi several times, noodle dishes a few times and high-quality Japanese beef twice. Even if we just grabbed a quick bite at a roadside place or got stuff at the grocery store it was delicious. I took tons of pictures so I think I will have to break up the posts. I am going create a post for each day, almost as if I was actually posting while we were there.
We visited the Hello Kitty store where I did some shopping.
Next we visited a Shinto shrine, although most of the shrines/temples are both Shinto and Buddhist. These are sake barrels.
This is the shrine gate. Steve and Dave are at the right side.
I’m washing up at the shrine gate. It is traditional to wash your hands before entering.
The inside of the shrine.
Next we attended a baseball game! We sure had a big day our first day in Japan. This game is between the Swallows and the Giants.
Here is one of the famous beer girls at the Japanese baseball games. They have mini-kegs on their backs and come fill your cup with fresh draft beer.
Players
Sissy