Hagi+Akiyoshidai national park

Kävimme Hagissa kouluretkellä viime kuussa. Hagi on vanha linnoituskaupunki, ja se on historiallisesti merkittävä siksi, että moni samurai jolla oli merkittävä osa Meiji-restauraatiossa oli sieltä kotoisin. Meitä seurasi matkan ajan NHK:n (tv-asema) kuvaaja, ja ilmeisesti päädyimme Japanin telkkariin jossain vaiheessa...

We visited Hagi, a former castle town, during a schooltrip. Hagi is historically important place because many samurai, who took part in the Meiji Restoration, were from there. During the trip, we were followed by a cameraman from NHK, and apparently we appeared in the TV after that...

But first, a doggie

Fuku souvenirs

Natsumikan (summer tangerine). It's something between a tangerine and lemon...You can see natsumikan everywhere in the castle town, because when the samurai lost their jobs, they had to find another way to make an income, and growing these fruits was an easy way to make some money.

I like his expression

These dolls are rather life-like, even creepily so!

No, we didn't go there...

Riksha

This guy likes to show off

Kävimme myös Akiyoshidain luonnonpuistossa, johon kuuluu Akiyoshido kalkkikiviluola ja karsti tasanko.

We also visited the Akiyoshidai National Park, which includes Akiyoshi plateau with karst topography and limestone caves.

The entrance to the cave

It will take around 500 years before the pillars meet again

This formation is called Mt.Fuji :D

This one is called "The King of the Cave" or "The Count of Monte Cristo" :D

The plateau

Finally, this is from Yamaguchi...we get some snow occasionally

Tällä hetkellä kevätloma on alkanut, ja suunnittelen reissausta pitkin Japania...tarkoitus olisi ainakin käydä Tokiossa pidemmästi, ja käydä katsomassa Fujia (ei kiivetä sentään), muusta en ole aivan varma vielä. Kiotossa tulee käytyä sitten vähän myöhemmin.

The spring break has started, so currently I am planning some trips around Japan...I am at least planning to go to Tokyo for a bit longer time, and also see Mt. Fuji (not climb), not sure about anything else yet...a trip to Kyoto will be done later.