So yesterday I arrived in Nagasaki, but the hostel I'm staying in shuts off it's internet at 11pm! I know, crazy! So anyways, I toured around Nagasaki today, and will do some more tomorrow, then they day after that I'm planning on going on to Kagoshima at the southern tip of Kyushu, though I might have to stop in Kumomoto because of how the busses go. So I'm still catching up, so here are some pictures from 3 cities ago back in Matsuyama on Shikoku!
Another picture of typical suburban Japan, and dramatic clouds. This time I'm on the highway, but you can see how the rice fields are all over, just mixed in with the houses. Like p-patches (pea-patches?) all over the place,but almost entirely for rice only.
This was on my (shortish) walk from my hostel in Matsuyama to the historic and picturesque Dogo Onsen. The moon wasn't that bright and was easier to distinguish, but either way it was a pretty night.
Me infront of the historic Dogo Onsen. Inside there was actually a book in a binder about the Miyazaki movie Spirited Away where it says how they modeled the outside of the big bathhouse in the movie in part after this one.
Me outside of Matsuyama Castle. Its up on a mountain near the middle of town, and has an amazing view. Also, it was hard to get any good pictures of the castle itself. So, sorry!
Inside the castle there were two suits of samurai armor that people could put on and take pictures in. The other one was black. I thought about getting suited up, but decided to just do with taking pictures of other people!
A Japanese guy stoically posing for a photo in his suit of crimson armor and a banner on his back!
The trees all over are getting to the end of their colors and leaves, but these ones were nice.
Ha, I've seen these all over but this time I thought I'd take a picture. It obviously is just to remind people to hold their kids hands while crossing the street, but I can't help but think it looks like the very tall George Washington, and a young Shirley Temple.
Look at that crazy mannequin! I was walking past a store near Dogo Onsen, when it caught my eye and I thought I'd take a picture of it. I thought it was funny, especially when surrounded by all the other normal ones!
The front of Dogo Onsen
