A lovely day to Himeji, a fortress castle to the west. Kenji-san offered his volunteer services as a free English tour guide for us. He has a baby clothes business but his son has taken on most of the responsibilities, so now he practices his English by reading online newspapers, watching CNN and other English-speaking TV and being an English tour guide at the Himeji Castle and other castles and historical places around Japan. He just got his license to be an official English tour guide. And then gardens, and closed museums and shopping streets.
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| servant quarters of the fortress |
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| samurai armor |
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| "Don't Climb a Stone Wall" advice for the ages |
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| under construction-but at least a picture of what it should look like |
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| so many cats, a cat castle! |
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| well, and also a dog |
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| pond in the surrounding gardens |
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| coy |
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| watching the fish |
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| the gardens and a view of the castle behind stone walls |
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| garden pond |
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| "Watch your head" |
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| lunchtime tea, warming up |
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| shrine New Year celebration |
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| desserted shopping street |
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| construction helpers |
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