This was part of our first meal in Gujo Hachiman. We grilled fish over the fire and just had a wonderful night of conversation and lots of food!
This farmhouse is where we stayed the first couple nights in Japan. Eric and Fumiko have friends who live here on vacations and allowed us to come and stay with them. Japanese culture is so welcoming and hospitable. They cooked every meal for us and also showed us around town (Gujo Hachiman). During this time we got to experience a traditional festival where everyone in town dresses in their best and dances in a big circle for hours. It was quite an experience. We loved our time here.
We went all over Japan, but one place we stopped was in Kyoto. For those of you who have read or watched Memoirs of a Geisha, you would recognize this city. It is a beautiful historical city. One highlight for me was "Geisha Hunting". We were actually more like the papparazzi, at least I was. Geisha's which are actually not called Geisha anymore but 'Michael's' (I don't think that spelling is right). ANyway, they are superstarts in Japan. There were tons of people watching for them and Joel just happen to be one of the first to see this beautiful lady. She was kind enough to let us take a picture. For me, this was one of the many great moments.
As much as we love Sushi in the suburbs of Chicago, it is NOTHING like Sushi in Japan. Eric and Fumiko took us to one of their favorite Sushi resturants. We dressed in our best (the boys in Jimbays and the girls in Yukatas). Fumiko didn't wear one because there was no way I would be able to help her put it on. We had a great night and it was wonderful!
6 comments:
How fun! I loved your pictures! Glad you're back safe and sound!
Sounds like you had a blast, I talk to you soon.
Hey guys! I just looked at your photo albums - EXCELLENT pictures!!! I've never had much interest in visiting Japan, but now I totally do! :)
By the way, were you checking our blog from Japan by any chance? Our map shows that someone was, but I couldn't figure out who it could be until I remembered you were there... :)
Jodi-
Yes, I did check the blog while we were in Japan. I am totally addicted! Where did you get that locator?
Hey! How fun! :) Every new dot is so exciting. haha. If you go to our site and click on the map there's a "get one" (or something like that) option at the top. Then you just set it up from there! I actually got mine from Dawn Lindsey (Wilson)!
Hi Guys! I enjoyed looking at these pics and hearing more about your trip to Japan - what a great experience. :) I haven't gotten to the e-mailed ones yet as our connection is sloooooow for pictures, but will load them all up one of these days.
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