{"id":949,"date":"2023-08-25T07:54:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/?page_id=949"},"modified":"2023-08-26T13:11:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T18:11:04","slug":"japan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Trip 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-964 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-964 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-964\" class=\" wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-962 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/26\/japan-trip-part-0\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Trip 2023: It's Finally Happening!<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/26\/japan-trip-part-0\/\" title=\"00:00\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-08-26T00:00:38-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">26. August 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:22-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_950\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-950\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1904.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1904.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1904.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1904.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1904.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1904.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monkey D\u2019Luffy, dressed as if transported back to the Edo era, points his katana at Japan\u2019s location on a globe.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I will be traveling through Japan this October! Please be sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/japan\/\">this page<\/a> starting October 3rd as I blog my adventures.  I will be visiting Hiroshima, Kyoto, Matsumoto, Shinanomachi (Nagano), and Tokyo, with as wide a range of experiences as I can squeeze in: skyscrapers, tiny villages, shrines, castles, museums, theme parks, nature, books, towers, Michael Ende, and lots and lots of trains.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-988 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/02\/japan-trip-day-1-airports-and-airplanes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 1: Airports and Airplanes<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/02\/japan-trip-day-1-airports-and-airplanes\/\" title=\"08:48\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-02T08:48:05-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">2. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:22-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"attachment_987\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1958.jpeg?resize=788%2C592&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"592\" class=\"size-large wp-image-987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1958-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1958-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1958-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1958-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1154&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1958-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1539&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1958-scaled.jpeg?resize=788%2C592&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1958-scaled.jpeg?w=2364&amp;ssl=1 2364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not-quite-awake me sits at Delta gate across from the Budweiser Brew House.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Made it through security at the airport quickly, so watched the Budweiser Brew House begin its morning opening routine while wondering who wants a beer or Cutwater canned cocktail at 4:30 in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Flight to Minnesota was quick. As we were arriving, looked out the window to see the myriad of lakes - the state lives up to its motto. Was also impressed by the number of baseball diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>Once in the airport, I decided to kill time and stretch my legs by seeking out Snoopy, who was standing guard over the children\u2019s play area. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_993\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-993\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1962.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1962.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1962.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1962.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1962.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A statue of Snoopy, ready to travel, in dedication to St. Paul native Charles Schultz.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I logged about 5000 steps walking the airport. In addition to Snoopy, I also saw an entire store dedicated to the Artist Formerly Known as Prince.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_992\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-992\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1961.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1961.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1961.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1961.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1961.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1961.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An entire shop dedicated to Prince in the Minneapolis airport.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finished with my walk, I plopped down at a table at my gate to enjoy my breakfast (blueberry Pop-Tarts) and to update my travel journal (and this blog).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_994\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-994\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1963.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1963.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1963.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1963.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1963.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1963.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snacks, art supplies, and my journal for this trip are spread out on a table as I wait for my flight.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I have a thirteen and a half hour flight ahead of me; when I land, it will be tomorrow (Tokyo is also 14 hours ahead, time-zone-wise). So I shall end today\u2019s post with a simple, but excited remark.<\/p>\n<p>Next stop: Japan!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-997 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/03\/japan-day-2-arrival-and-more-travel\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 2: Arrival and More Travel<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/03\/japan-day-2-arrival-and-more-travel\/\" title=\"06:12\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-03T06:12:34-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">3. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:22-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I cannot sleep on airplanes, even when a bevy of advantages are thrown my way.  The plane was not very full, meaning the seat next to me was completely empty. My noise-canceling headphones reduced the engine noise an amazing amount. Yet I could not sleep.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_999\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1964.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1964.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1964.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1964.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1964.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Empty seats in the Comfort+ section of my flight to Tokyo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I watched <i>Ferris macht blau<\/i>, i.e. <i>Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off<\/i> dubbed in German. I\u2019ve seen it before, and I used to be rather bothered by high-pitched German Ferris, but it didn\u2019t annoy me this time. Fun facts: Anytime a character asks another if they speak English, that becomes \u201cDo you speak my language?\u201d The German-language gang don\u2019t eat pancreas; they have octopus instead. And the baseball game chant is for a pitcher named Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>The woman in front of me watched <i>Misery<\/i> (I happened to glance up right at the leg breaking scene), <i>The Whale<\/i>, and some movie on the war in Afghanistan. Really cheery.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the movie, I read a bit from Matt Parker\u2019s <i>Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension<\/i> (I have a complaint about the British spelling of \u201cgaol\u201d, or jail), played various varieties of solitaire, and listened to some episodes of the Lateral podcast I had downloaded.<\/p>\n<p>Food-wise, I got the Kosher meal to best accommodate my allergy. Because of this, I got my food before the rest of the passengers and completely sealed, to prevent contamination. My main meal was salmon in sweet chili sauce with rice and zucchini (this was tasty), a roll with non-dairy margarine (also good), \u201cbarley salad\u201d (frozen, yet also in water, with corn and peppers. Took a couple of bites and couldn\u2019t do more), and a cake with chocolate topping. The breakfast was terrible - a bagel with egg between it and some questionable fruit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1000\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1965.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1965.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1965.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1965.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1965.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1965.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Airline Kosher meal.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the neverending flight ended, I made it through customs and immigration relatively quickly. I then withdrew some cash and got a ticket for the train from the airport to Shinagawa, where I bought a coca-cola, a tuna-mayonnaise rice ball (learning that \u4e73\u5316\u5264, despite having the milk \u4e73 character in it, isn\u2019t a dairy word. It means \u201cemulsifier\u201d), and a Shinkansen (the bullet train!) ticket to Hiroshima.<\/p>\n<p>The Shinkansen is so fast. The sudden appearance, sound, and slight change in pressure when we pass another train going in the opposite direction has made me jump a few times. The speed also makes it hard to take photos from the window. Here are a couple of my attempts at getting Mt. Fuji:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1001\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0229.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0229.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0229.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0229.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0229.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0229.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Fuji, taken from the Shinkansen window.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1002\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0230.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0230.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0230.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0230.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0230.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0230.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of Mt. Fuji taken from the Shinkansen window.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m in Hiroshima now and I\u2019ve had very little sleep the past few days, so good night.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1009 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/04\/japan-day-3-miyajima-island-and-hiroshima\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 3: Miyajima Island and Hiroshima<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/04\/japan-day-3-miyajima-island-and-hiroshima\/\" title=\"07:52\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-04T07:52:09-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">4. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-06-05T10:07:42-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">5. June 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m staying in a space cat themed hostel in what is essentially a capsule hotel style mixed dormitory. The capsule has a light, charging USB and electric outlet, a small safe, but otherwise is just a bed. I imagine the bed would be hard for most people (slightly harder than mine), but I quite like it. The toilet starts making bird and forest sounds as soon as you sit on it, to cover up your own shameful sounds, and comes with bidet functions.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1011\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1011\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1999.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1999.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1999.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1999.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1999.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1999.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A space cat, being glared and aimed at by an armed space rat, hangs down from the ceiling of the hostel\u2019s lounge\/cafe.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1012\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1012\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1978.jpeg?resize=788%2C257&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"257\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1978.jpeg?resize=1024%2C334&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1978.jpeg?resize=300%2C98&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1978.jpeg?resize=768%2C250&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1978.jpeg?resize=788%2C257&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1978.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A panorama of my \u201croom.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1013\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1979.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1979.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1979.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1979.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1979.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What you dirty people really want to see - Japanese high-tech toilet controls.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I slept in a few hours-long bursts, finally getting up around 7:30 and making my way to the ferry port for the sightseeing ferry that runs from the Hiroshima Atom Bomb Dome to Miyajima Island. It\u2019s not the cheapest ferry option (Round-trip = \u00a54000 - $26.85), but it was the most convenient and was also very informative, with a slideshow explaining important sites as we passed them. I learned a lot about oyster farming, and also really enjoyed the cartoon image they showed us when we switched from river speed to ocean speed.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1015\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2018.png?resize=577%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2018.png?resize=577%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 577w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2018.png?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2018.png?resize=563%2C999&amp;ssl=1 563w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2018.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To quote the game Undertale, this boat has a lot of determination.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1016\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0231.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0231.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0231.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0231.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0231.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0231.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I realized when we reached Miyajima that I should take a picture of the ferry.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1017\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1017\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1989.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1989.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1989.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1989.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1989.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1989.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the Mitsubishi Aircraft Plant as the ferry travels by it at ocean speed.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Once on Miyajima, I made my way towards the giant O-torii gate and Itsukushima shrine. The shrine was incredibly packed with people, as there were several school groups touring it at the same time, and I definitely missed some things. After exiting the shrine, I made my way to the beach, where I sat for a while and did a quick watercolor sketch of the view. A highlight was watching a Japanese school girl chase a small crab (picture a 1-inch conch shell, but with legs) around the beach while yelling \u201cKani! Kani! Kani da!\u201d (Crab! Crab! It\u2019s a crab!)<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1021\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1021\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0236.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0236.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0236.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0236.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0236.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0236.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The O-torii Gate, which stands in the water in front of Itsukushima Shrine. The present gate was erected in 1875 and is 54.5 ft tall.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1022\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1022\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0245.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0245.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0245.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0245.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0245.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0245.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view if the O-torii Gate, taken from the beach.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1023\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1023\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0238.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0238.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0238.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0238.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0238.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0238.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Horse Shrine near the entrance to the Itsukushima Shrine.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1024\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0239.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0239.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0239.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0239.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0239.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0239.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance to Itsukushima Shrine. There were so many general tour groups and school groups here and on the island in general, that it was hard to navigate. If one understands Japanese, though, you get to eavesdrop on the facts being doled out.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1025\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1025\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0240.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0240.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0240.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0240.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0240.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0240.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking across the way at wish placards hung in the shrine. It\u2019s low tide; imagine water there instead of dirt.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1026\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1026\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0241.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0241.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0241.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0241.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0241.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0241.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the old steep bridge at the shrine, which is closed off.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I then meandered through the town and decided to head through the forest towards Momijidani Park. I saw a number of the tame deer that roam the island. Near the ferry station, an announcement repeatedly warned that the antlered male deer could be aggressive right now, since it is the autumnal mating season, but all of the deer I saw were very chill. I also saw some beautiful ravens, as well as a huge spider and some dragonflies. <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1027\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1027\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0246.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0246.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0246.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0246.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0246.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0246.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When you exit the Itsukushima Shrine, you are greeted by the Daiganji Temple.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1028\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1028\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0247.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0247.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0247.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0247.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0247.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0247.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The path to Momijidani Park is also the way to the Mt. Misen Ropeway, which I didn\u2019t visit, and I didn\u2019t run.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1029\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1029\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0249.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0249.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0249.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0249.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0249.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0249.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An amazingly large female <a href=\u201chttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trichonephila_clavata\u201d>joro spider.<\/a><\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1030\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1030\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0250.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0250.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0250.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0250.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0250.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0250.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bridge on the forest pathway to Momojidani Park.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1032\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1032\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0251.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0251.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0251.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0251.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0251.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0251.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A red dragonfly tries to blend into the bridge.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1033\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1033\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0252.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0252.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0252.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0252.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0252.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stairs on the forest trail, which lead up to a small shine.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1034\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1034\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0253.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0253.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0253.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0253.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0253.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0253.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The forest shrine at the top of the stairs on the path to Momijidani Park.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1035\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1035\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0254.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0254.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0254.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0254.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0254.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0254.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The deer here retain their spots even as adults.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1036\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1036\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0255.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0255.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0255.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0255.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0255.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0255.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the park, which lies at the base of Mt. Misen; I\u2019m sure the views from the summit are even better.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>At this point my camera informed me that the batteries were \u201cexhausted\u201d and I learned that my spare battery was also too tired to work, so the rest of the photos are from my phone. I was feeling pretty tired (this is the most walking I\u2019ve done in over a month), so I decided to head back towards the ferry, passing by the five-storied pagoda and once again finding myself in the middle of various tour groups.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1037\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1037\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1980.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1980.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1980.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1980.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1980.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Going up towards the 5-storied pagoda, I found myself once again surrounded by tour groups.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1038\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1038\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1981.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1981.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1981.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1981.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1981.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1981.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking out over the rooftops of the Omotesando Shopping Arcade and the town of Miyajima.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1039\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1982.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1982.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1982.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1982.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1982.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A better view of the five-storied pagoda, \u201csaid to have been built in 1407\u201d - it is about 92 feet high.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1040\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1040\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1983.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1983.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1983.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1983.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1983.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A glance down a side street as I make my way back to the ferry from the pagoda.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1041\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1041\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1984.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1984.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1984.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1984.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1984.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vending machines are conveniently everywhere. This one is a ninja-themed Coca-Cola machine.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1042\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1042\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1986.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1986.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1986.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1986.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1986.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I bought a tiny Fanta. It tastes a little different from our version; there is a tiny bit of actual grape juice in it. Also, Coca-Cola and Fanta are very pressurized; there is a loud pop! when they are first opened and you can see the vapors rising from the spout as you remove the cap. To dispose of the bottle, you peel off the label by pulling the designated corner and put the label and cap in the combustible garbage. The naked bottle goes in its own bin.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1043\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1043\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1987.jpeg?resize=788%2C593&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"593\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1987.jpeg?resize=1024%2C770&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1987.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1987.jpeg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1987.jpeg?resize=788%2C592&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1987.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My brother said he heard the deer are assholes. I asked the deer; she was offended by the suggestion that she could possibly be an asshole.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1020\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1020\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0232.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0232.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0232.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0232.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0232.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0232.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple of deer chilling in front of a convenience store.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The ferry normally allows passengers to stand on the deck while cruising the river, but this was not allowed on my way to the island (tide too low) or on my way back (tide too high). The tide was so high, in fact, that it was very nerve wracking as we slowly passed under some of the river bridges.<\/p>\n<p>Once we docked, I made my way to the Peace Park, which commemorates the dropping of the nuclear bomb on the city.  Most of my interactions have defaulted to English, but I had my first fun conversation in Japanese inside the tourist information center here. The clerk near the commemorative stamp station wanted to know if my hat was Bulbasaur (<i>Fushigidane<\/i>, or \u201cMystery Seed\u201d - though it also sounds like \u201cIt\u2019s mysterious, isn\u2019t it?\u201d), and so we spent some time looking up Squirtle in Japanese (\u201cZenigame\u201d - \u201cbaby turtle\u201d, but what\u2019s really great is that the kanji are \u92ad\u4e80, or \u201cOne-Cent Turtle\u201d and Penny, my own little one-cent, gave me this hat). So thank you Penny for giving me my first great Japanese conversation.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1044\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1044\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1991.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1991.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1991.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1991.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1991.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1991.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The A-Bomb Dome as viewed from the Peace Park. This building was once the Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and was one of the very few structures that remained partially standing after the nuclear bomb was dropped on the city. It has been preserved in this state since to serve as a reminder of the destruction.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1048\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1992.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1992.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1992.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1992.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1992.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">School children looking at the thousands of origami cranes shaped into messages of peace at the Children\u2019s Peace Monument.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1049\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1993.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1993.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1993.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1993.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1993.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1993.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the foreground of this picture is the peace flame which will keep burning until nuclear weapons no longer exist. The curved structure in the background is the Cenotaph, which serves as a tomb for those killed by the detonation of the nuclear bomb and its aftermath.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1050\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1050\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1994.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1994.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1994.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1994.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1994.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are multiple museums in the Hiroshima Peace Park; I visited the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims. You travel down this spiral, which has information about the morning of the bombing, until you reach the circular Hall of Remembrance, which has a fountain in the shape of a clock stuck at 8:15, the time of the bombing. There was also a video on the efforts of the staff of the Hiroshima Regional Meteorological Observatory to record survivor testimony in the months after the bombing.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1051\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1051\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1995.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1995.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1995.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1995.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1995.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Towards the end of the war, thousands of school children were mobilized to work in munitions factories and to create fire breaks within the city to minimize damage from bombings. A lot of these children died when the nuclear bomb was dropped. This is the Memorial Tower Dedicated to Mobilized Students, which was created by families who lost their children.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1052\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1052\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1996.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1996.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1996.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1996.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1996.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1996.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of the A-Bomb Dome.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1053\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1053\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1997.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1997.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1997.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1997.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1997.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1997.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I made my way through shopping arcades to find Yoshinoya, where I had gy\u016bdon (sliced beef and onions over rice) for my main meal.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1054\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1054\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1998.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1998.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1998.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1998.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1998.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It\u2019s true; Budweiser is very American.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I walked around 17,400 steps today, covering 5.8 miles according to my phone. I took a good (probably too long) nap after getting back to the hostel. Sun exposure always wipes me out, and my feet are very aware that there was much walking. I have also heard German spoken three or four times today.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I shall get on the Shinkansen and head to Kyoto!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1066 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/05\/japan-trip-day-4-traveling-to-kyoto\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 4: Traveling to Kyoto<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/05\/japan-trip-day-4-traveling-to-kyoto\/\" title=\"06:09\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-05T06:09:11-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">5. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:22-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meandered through the streets of Hiroshima to the train station. I continue to be amazed how most city streets are single-lane affairs shared by cars, bicycles, and pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1058\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1058\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2019.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2019.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2019.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2019.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2019.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Street in Hiroshima<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1059\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2020.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2020.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2020.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2020.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2020.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2020.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An interesting shrine I saw on my way to Hiroshima station.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I found some cool manhole covers along the way. I have a book at home that has 700 manhole covers from across Japan in it arranged by theme, and I\u2019m pretty sure both of these are in it.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1060\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1060\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2021.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2021.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2021.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2021.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2021.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hiroshima manhole cover showing chains of origami cranes, like one sees at the Peace Park.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1061\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1061\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2022.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2022.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2022.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2022.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2022.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manhole cover showing Hiroshima Castle.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Hiroshima station was packed. I had to wait in line quite a while to exchange my voucher for my rail pass, which is effective from today.  The Shinkansen I took from Hiroshima to Shin-Osaka was packed.   I had some Pringles on the train; they are much smaller than American ones, less curved, less salty than even the reduced salt ones I normally buy, and less flavorful.  But hungry people with limited food options can\u2019t be choosy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1062\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1062\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2023.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2023.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2023.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2023.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2023.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I have tiny hands. These Pringles are very small.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I then bought a ticket from Shin-Osaka to Kyoto. This was not a Shinkansen train, and it was very difficult finding the correct platform. I literally made it on at the last second. Unlike the Shinkansen, there was hardly anyone on this train.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1063\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1063\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2024.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2024.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2024.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2024.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2024.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cool wooden-backed seats of the non-Shinkansen train I took from Shin-Osaka to Kyoto.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After arriving to Kyoto, I found my hostel for the next few nights. They let me check-in a little early and I took a small nap. The beds here are more like traditional hostel beds, though they do have a privacy curtain, USB charging ports, and a small reading light.  I can tell already that it will be a bit harder to sleep tonight; the person in the bunk below me also was napping and he snores.<\/p>\n<p>After my nap, I headed back to the station to get some food from the incredibly large department store there. I have now seen - but certainly didn\u2019t purchase - Japan\u2019s infamously expensive fruit. The apples ranged from \u00a5400 ($2.70) to \u00a5900 ($6.05) each depending on the variety. Grapes were \u00a51800 ($12.10) to \u00a52300 ($15.45) for a small bunch, and I saw a \u00a56800 ($45.68) melon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1064\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1064\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2027.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2027.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2027.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2027.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2027.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyoto Station<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I also got a glimpse of the Kyoto Tower, which has been mocked in just about every guide I\u2019ve seen as being a silly looking rocket. I don\u2019t think it looked too bad.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1065\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1065\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2028.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2028.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2028.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2028.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2028.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyoto Tower, which unfairly gets mocked.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The coolest part of Kyoto Station is this illuminated staircase that stretches up 11 stories. The lights show animations accompanied by sounds and music.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1069\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1069\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0256.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0256.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0256.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0256.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0256.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0256.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Staircase showing an animation of people walking through the station.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1070\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1070\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0259.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0259.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0259.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0259.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0259.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0259.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And now the stairs are showing Japanese patterns.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OIdAwcQqj98\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today was mostly traveling, but I\u2019ll have two full days in Kyoto, so check back tomorrow!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1082 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/japan-day-5-bamboo-monkeys-and-the-toei-movie-studio-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 5: Bamboo, Monkeys, and the Toei Movie Studio Park<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/japan-day-5-bamboo-monkeys-and-the-toei-movie-studio-park\/\" title=\"10:28\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-06T10:28:21-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">6. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-06-05T10:08:28-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">5. June 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I got up rather early this morning, and had a bit of a struggle finding the local train I wanted, but made it in the end. It was absolutely packed, my punishment for being so early, as it was full of students and other commuters. One fun feature of the train: the seat backs can be flipped to the other side, so when the train at its first\/final stop switches direction you can always face the way it is headed.<\/p>\n<p>My first destination was the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.  The bamboo on either side of the path is insanely tall, and it was beautiful, but boy did it become crowded quick. I was also surprised to find out that there are blocked paths to private residential scattered throughout, in addition to some shrines, temples, and closed-off (for good reason) cemeteries.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1074\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1074\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0262.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0262.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0262.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0262.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0262.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0262.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It\u2019s hard to capture just how tall the bamboo is.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1075\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1075\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0263.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0263.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0263.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0263.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0263.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0263.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of Nonomiya Shrine, which is along the Bamboo Path<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1076\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1076\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0264.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0264.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0264.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0264.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0264.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0264.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The rest was free of spiders, but there was one stretch of trail that was full of joro spiders.  I thought of my sister. I also thought about how Princess Kaguya would have been about the size of one of these when found by the bamboo cutter in the folktale.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1077\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1077\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0265.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0265.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0265.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0265.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0265.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0265.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An incredibly rare quiet moment, fleeting as moments are. Those bicycles were soon ring-a-ling-linging past.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1078\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1078\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0266.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0266.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0266.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0266.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0266.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0266.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I tried to avoid crowds by going really early, but it was still very packed. I now have a particular hatred for selfie sticks and couples.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1079\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0267.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0267.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0267.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0267.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0267.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0267.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bamboo cutters cleared out a bit here; who knows if they found a little Princess Kaguya?<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1080\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0268.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0268.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0268.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0268.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0268.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0268.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are temples, graveyards, and private residences along the bamboo path.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1081\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1081\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0269.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0269.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0269.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0269.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0269.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0269.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I don\u2019t know what animal this guy is, but his Smoky the Bear like message is to watch your cigarette butts since mountain forests are prone to fires.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>After wandering through the bamboo path, I headed towards the Togetsukyo Bridge, which has existed in some form since the 800s and is a famous subject of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. The current iteration maintains the wooden railings but has concrete as its floor so that cars can drive over.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1091\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1091\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2033.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2033.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2033.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2033.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2033.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2033.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silhouette of the bridge.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1090\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1090\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0271.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0271.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0271.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0271.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0271.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0271.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The water was very clear. I saw some ducks. On the road, I saw some rickshaws.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1089\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1089\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0272.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0272.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0272.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0272.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0272.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0272.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are a series of small waterfalls as the river goes under the bridge.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1088\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1088\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0273.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0273.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0273.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0273.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0273.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0273.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These are some of the cooler looking boats. There were also lots of the blue standard-fare pedal boats.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1087\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1087\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0275.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0275.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0275.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0275.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0275.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0275.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bridge viewed from the city side.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1086\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0301.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0301.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0301.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0301.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0301.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0301.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bridge viewed from the Arashiyama-side.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1085\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1085\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0306.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0306.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0306.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0306.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0306.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0306.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watching people watching people boat.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>On the mountain side of the bridge, I started ascending up a very vertical, but at least shaded, forest trail. 160 meters up, or 525 feet, is the Iwatayama Monkey Park.  It takes about 30 minutes to climb up to the top, but once there you are able to be up close to Japanese snow monkeys.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1096\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1096\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0276.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0276.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0276.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0276.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0276.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0276.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This way to Monkey Park<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1095\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2035.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2035.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2035.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2035.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2035.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You don\u2019t want to be a dead monkey. This vending machine basically only sold water.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1094\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1094\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2034.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2034.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2034.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2034.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2034.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The answer to the first question is B -macaque. The answer to the second question is A - cicadas. And the answer to the third question is all of them.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1097\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1097\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0278.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0278.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0278.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0278.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0278.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0278.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The path to Monkey Park is long and arduous, though there are benches along the way. And, when you are 95% of the way there, there is also a playground in case your kids somehow still have energy.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1098\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1098\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0280.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0280.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0280.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0280.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0280.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0280.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This one is on his break.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1099\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1099\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0281.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0281.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0281.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0281.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0281.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0281.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was worth the \u00a5600 just for the view alone.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1100\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0282.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0282.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0282.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0282.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0282.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0282.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I really like the baby monkeys.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1101\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0283.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0283.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0283.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0283.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0283.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0283.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">160 meters is a lot of meters. My feet and knees can attest to that.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1102\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0287.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0287.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0287.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0287.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0287.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0287.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This one is snacking on some leaves.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1103\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1103\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0288.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0288.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0288.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0288.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0288.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0288.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They are omnivorous.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1104\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1104\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0290.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0290.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0290.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0290.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0290.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0290.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">She is carefully grooming one of her friends, who is laid out super relaxed-like.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1105\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0293.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0293.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0293.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0293.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0293.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0293.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking at a monkey looking at people looking at a different monkey.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1106\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0294.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0294.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0294.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0294.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0294.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0294.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He\u2019s king of the rooftop. In this building were restrooms and monkey food you could feed to them through the safety of some bars.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1107\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1107\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0296.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0296.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0296.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0296.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0296.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0296.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This little guy was cute. He did his best climbing and swinging, even though he is still figuring both out.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1108\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1108\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0298.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0298.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0298.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0298.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0298.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0298.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Again, crazy good view.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1109\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1109\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0300.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0300.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0300.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0300.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0300.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0300.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If your hips are narrow enough, you can save yourself some steps.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>After climbing back down the 160 meters, I decided to punish my feet some more, since I was just one station away, and I went to the Toei Movie Studio Park, which is attached to a real Toei movie lot. <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1112\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2042.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2042.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2042.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2042.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2042.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2042.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turtle.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1113\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1113\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2043.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2043.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2043.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2043.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2043.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading back on the train to go one stop to the theme park.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1114\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1114\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2045.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2045.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2045.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2045.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2045.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2045.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It\u2019s nice to know that even in a country where trains are ubiquitous that people still excitedly film the trains coming and going.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The whole park is like stepping inside of a Japanese period film, if that period film had a bunch of modern elementary school children running around in fox masks hitting each other with foam swords. I think it is probably best for groups of 2 or more, to take advantage of all of the photo opportunities, or for small kids, since that\u2019s who the attractions are mostly aimed at. There isn\u2019t a ton of English, but I still recommend it, especially if one is a fan of samurai movies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1124\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1124\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2056.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2056.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2056.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2056.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2056.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I got a free tiny photo of myself in front of the true to size top half of the Evangelion mecha. You can climb to the top and sit in the pilot\u2019s seat, which just made me wonder how mecha pilots don\u2019t do more accidental damage - everything is so small when one is so high up.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1116\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1116\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2046.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2046.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2046.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2046.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2046.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2046.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My pilot synchronization score was \u201cNope, you are a (likely doomed) civilian.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1117\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1117\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2047.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2047.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2047.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2047.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2047.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2047.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cAngels\u201d (giant monsters) from Neon Genesis Evangelion.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1118\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1118\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2048.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2048.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2048.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2048.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2048.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was fun wandering down the streets, peering into the buildings which often had replica furniture and tools in them (along with big \u201cDo Not Touch\u201d signs).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1119\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1119\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2049.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2049.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2049.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2049.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2049.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building containing archives, special exhibits on actress Hibari Misora, Kamen Rider, and Toei animation, as well as the gift shop.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1120\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1120\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2050.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2050.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2050.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2050.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2050.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2050.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home of the fictional Edo policeman <a href=\u201c https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zenigata_Heiji\u201d>Zenigata Heiji<\/a>, who would throw zeni (pennies) at criminals. Lupin the Third\u2019s Zenigata is supposed to be a descendant of him.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1121\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1121\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2051.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2051.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2051.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2051.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2051.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2051.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting ready for the ninja show.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1122\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1122\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2052.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2052.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2052.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2052.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2052.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2052.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The comic relief characters break the fourth wall to tell the audience that photos - specifically photos of them, why aren\u2019t you taking photos of them!? - are ok.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1123\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1123\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2053.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2053.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2053.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2053.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2053.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The actors in the live ninja show I watched.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1125\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1125\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2057.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2057.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2057.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2057.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2057.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Souvenir photo of myself if I were historical figure <a href=\u201c https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sakamoto_Ry\u014dma\u201d>Sakamoto Ryouma<\/a>. They have a menu of costumes to choose from, and they fit everything over your clothes and literally have costume and wig on, photo taken, costume and wig off, and photo printed in 5 minutes total.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1126\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1126\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0308.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0308.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0308.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0308.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0308.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0308.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This automated ninja scoots back and forth on the wires.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1127\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1127\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0310.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0310.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0310.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0310.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0310.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0310.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many of the structures, like this bridge, are replicas of structures that historically existed in either Kyoto or Edo (present-day Tokyo).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1128\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0312.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0312.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0312.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0312.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0312.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0312.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The skies were beautiful, but it was extremely windy.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1129\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1129\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0313.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0313.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0313.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0313.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0313.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0313.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A model shrine.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1130\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1130\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0314.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0314.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0314.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0314.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0314.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0314.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fox masks. So many fox masks.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1131\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0315.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0315.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0315.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0315.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids running by an old style trolly car.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1132\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0316.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0316.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0316.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0316.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0316.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0316.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The small section dedicated to Toei Animation had cells and promotional materials for a number of shows. Here, Galaxy Express 999.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1133\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1133\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0317.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0317.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0317.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0317.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0317.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0317.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GeGeGe no Kitaro<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1134\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1134\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0318.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0318.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0318.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0318.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0318.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0318.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arale from Dr. Slump (N\u2019cha!) and Sailor Moon<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1135\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0320.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0320.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0320.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0320.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0320.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0320.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mazinger Z<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I walked over 25,000 steps today (over 7 miles). I also discovered that around the corner from my hostel are a koi breeding farm and also a robot hotel, where robotic velociraptors serve to check you in. I also saw an old man practice his golf swing against the concrete of the street.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1141\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1141\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2100.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2100.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2100.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2100.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2100.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Such a clever girl.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had food from 7-Eleven today; essentially yakisoba with some pieces of pork. It was a bit spicier than I anticipated, but good. I also did laundry.<\/p>\n<p>I shouldn\u2019t have complained of my bunkmate; tonight\u2019s bottom bunk inhabiter has wrinkled plastic for like five hours straight.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow will be more adventures in Kyoto.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1157 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/japan-day-6-fushimi-inari-taisha-trains-and-giant-salamanders\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 6: Fushimi Inari Taisha, Trains, and Giant Salamanders<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/07\/japan-day-6-fushimi-inari-taisha-trains-and-giant-salamanders\/\" title=\"02:57\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-07T02:57:52-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">7. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:22-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This morning I headed to <a href=\u201chttps:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fushimi_Inari-taisha\u201d>Fushimi Inari Taisha<\/a>, a head Shinto shrine famous for its thousand red torii gates of various sizes, hundreds of which form tunnels. There are fox statues everywhere because the white (invisible spirit) fox is supposed to be a messenger for the Inari, the <i>kami<\/i> for rice, agriculture, and business.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1144\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1144\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0322.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0322.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0322.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0322.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0322.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0322.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance to the shrine\u2019s grounds begin immediately when you exit the train station.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1145\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1145\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0323.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0323.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0323.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0323.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0323.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0323.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This fox holds a jewel in its mouth.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1146\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1146\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0324.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0324.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0324.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0324.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0324.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The key in the fox\u2019s mouth is supposed to be to the rice granary.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1147\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1147\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0325.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0325.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0325.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0325.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0325.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0325.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rice, sake, and other goods offered to the Inari.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1148\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1148\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0326.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0326.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0326.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0326.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0326.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0326.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An offering of tuna.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1149\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1149\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0327.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0327.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0327.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0327.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0327.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0327.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It started out very crowded (though judging by the train station, I left before it got *really* busy).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1150\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0329.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0329.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0329.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0329.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0329.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0329.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Each one of these gates was donated by a business. A message - typically the name of said business- is carved in black on the other side of the torii\u2019s posts.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1151\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1151\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0331.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0331.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0331.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0331.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0331.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0331.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The further up the mountain (Mt. Inari), the fewer people there were. I didn\u2019t climb up all the way to the top; my feet still ache from visiting the monkeys.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1152\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0334.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0334.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0334.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0334.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0334.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0334.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are lots of these little shrines along the path (and the little red gates count towards the thousand).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1153\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0335.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0335.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0335.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0335.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0335.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0335.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of white foxes.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1154\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1154\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0336.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0336.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0336.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0336.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0336.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0336.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mountain is a labyrinth of shrines and gates.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1155\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1155\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0338.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0338.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0338.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0338.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0338.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0338.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up and up. I don\u2019t think I even got halfway before taking one of the available down routes, but all the way to the top is 233 meters, or 764 feet.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1156\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1156\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0339.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0339.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0339.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0339.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0339.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0339.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the main buildings with offerings being given and prayer tablets available for sale.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I then headed for the Kyoto Railway Museum. This place was awesome. It has 54 engines and train cars on display, as well as exhibits on the history of trains in Japan and every aspect of the workings, construction, and maintenance of trains and subways. Best bang for my buck so far. It wasn\u2019t very crowded and there was a good mix of excited small children and train enthusiasts. <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1161\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1161\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0345.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0345.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0345.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0345.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0345.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0345.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The oldest British-style steam locomotive completely manufactured in Japan, from 1903.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1162\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1162\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0344.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0344.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0344.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0344.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0344.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0344.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sort of what my train to the shrine was like this morning, except without being packed full of people.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1163\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1163\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0341.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0341.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0341.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0341.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0341.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0341.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Though most were closed off for preservation reasons, a few of the cars were opened up to allow visitors to walk through.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1164\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1164\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0346.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0346.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0346.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0346.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0346.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0346.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first DC electric train manufactured in Japan in 1928.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1165\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1165\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0347.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0347.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0347.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0347.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0347.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0347.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cIn Japan there is an ancient custom of removing footwear before entering into a house. When the railroads first opened business, it seems that people who were not used to this new vehicle yet would unfortunately leave their footwear on the platform when boarding the train.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1166\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1166\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0348.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0348.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0348.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0348.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0348.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0348.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first steam locomotive imported from Britain, back in 1881.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1167\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1167\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0351.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0351.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0351.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0351.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0351.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0351.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 1960 diesel.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1168\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0350.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0350.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0350.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0350.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0350.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0350.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cNostalgia Shop\u201d - what a Showa-era candy stand looked like.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1169\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1169\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0349.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0349.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0349.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0349.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0349.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0349.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small vehicle from the Showa era.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1170\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0352.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0352.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0352.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0352.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0352.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0352.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A DC electric locomotive from 1968.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1171\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1171\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0353.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0353.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0353.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0353.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0353.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They had tunnels under a couple of the engines so you could see them from below; this is under a DC electric locomotive from 1968.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1172\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1172\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0355.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0355.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0355.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0355.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0355.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0355.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From 1996, the first Shinkansen to hit (a then record) 300 km\/hr (186 mph).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1173\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1173\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0358.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0358.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0358.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0358.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0358.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0358.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wheels and bogies for various types of trains.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1174\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1174\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0357.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0357.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0357.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0357.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0357.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0357.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A variety of signals, which you can operate via pedal.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1175\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1175\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0356.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0356.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0356.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0356.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0356.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0356.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two EMU trains; the one on the left is from 1968, and featured seats that could transform into beds. The one on the right is from 1971.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1176\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1176\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0359.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0359.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0359.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0359.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0359.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0359.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They had a room of Japan Rail promotion logos; this one was my favorite.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1177\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1177\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0360.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0360.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0360.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0360.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0360.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0360.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Train on-board bathrooms have come a long way. The museum had an exhibit for every aspect of the train - handles for standing passengers, seat designs, entrance gates, climate control systems, you name it.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1179\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1179\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0364.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0364.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0364.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0364.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0364.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0364.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What\u2019s a train museum without Thomas? I definitely saw more than one little kid wearing a Thomas shirt.<\/p><\/div> <div id=\"attachment_1178\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1178\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0361.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0361.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0361.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0361.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0361.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0361.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More Thomas.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1180\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1180\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0363.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0363.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0363.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0363.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0363.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0363.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of the main museum building from the second floor.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1181\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0362.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0362.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0362.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0362.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0362.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0362.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There is a wall of train-themed music.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1182\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1182\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0365.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0365.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0365.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0365.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0365.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0365.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion, or Transforming Bullet Train Robot Shinkalion, toys.  There is an anime, of course.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1183\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1183\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0368.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0368.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0368.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0368.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0368.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0368.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The museum\u2019s sky terrace offers a nice view of the trains heading towards and from Kyoto Station.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1184\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1184\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0371.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0371.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0371.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0371.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0371.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0371.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A steam locomotive built in 1914.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1185\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1185\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0372.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0372.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0372.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0372.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0372.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0372.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A steam locomotive from 1946.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1186\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0373.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0373.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0373.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0373.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0373.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0373.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right: a 1946 steam locomotive, a 1927 steam locomotive with chrysanthemum and phoenix motifs, and a 1928 steam locomotive.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1187\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1187\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0374.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0374.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0374.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0374.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0374.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0374.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This little steam locomotive was imported into Japan from the United States in 1880.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1188\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0377.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0377.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0377.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0377.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0377.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0377.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This roundhouse was initially built in 1914; it has special historical designation.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The Railway Museum was connected to a park which had a craft fair happening and which seemed to be getting ready for a large outdoor music festival over the next couple of days. I meandered through, since that was also the way back to Kyoto Station and I didn\u2019t feel like packing myself like a sardine into the train for a single stop. Halfway along the park I found myself at the Kyoto Aquarium snd decided to visit. It\u2019s a small aquarium, but it was slightly cheaper than the St. Louis one and I think a better deal, particularly if you like jellyfish, eels, or salamanders.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1192\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0378.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0378.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0378.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0378.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0378.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0378.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walking back from the Railway Museum, I chanced upon the Kyoto Aquarium, saw the giant salamander here, and thought, why not? These giant salamanders apparently live in the river I crossed yesterday.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1193\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0383.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0383.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0383.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0383.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0383.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0383.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They have little tanks showing the life cycle of the Japanese Giant Salamander, before it becomes giant. It doesn\u2019t stay axolotl-like for very long at all.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1194\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1194\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0386.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0386.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0386.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0386.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0386.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0386.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They really like just piling up on one another. Humans for size comparison. There are apparently two species of Chinese salamander that are bigger.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1190\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1190\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2101.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2101.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2101.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2101.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2101.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cCompare your height to the biggest Giant Salamander in the aquarium!\u201d The person who was nice enough to take my photo laughed when she saw I was the same. In the past I\u2019ve measured 160 cm; not sure if my shoes and hat make up the extra one. In short, though, I am basically a giant salamander.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1195\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0394.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0394.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0394.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0394.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0394.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0394.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sea lion rolling around.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1196\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1196\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0408.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0408.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0408.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0408.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0408.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0408.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The large tank was comprised of the fish, rays, and sharks that can be found in Kyoto\u2019s bay along the Japan Sea.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1197\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0412.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0412.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0412.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0412.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0412.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0412.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South African penguin.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1198\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1198\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0415.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0415.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0415.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0415.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0415.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0415.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you like jellyfish, this aquarium is great. They have lots of tanks showing how much moon jellyfish grow - from barely perceptible little spots in the tank representing the first few days. There are multiple other species of jellyfish on display as well.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1199\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0423.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0423.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0423.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0423.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0423.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0423.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These little garden eels are the coolest.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1200\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0424.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0424.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0424.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0424.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0424.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0424.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHi!\u201d<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1201\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1201\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0425.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0425.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0425.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0425.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0425.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0425.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do they even know what their tails look like?<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1202\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1202\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0431.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0431.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0431.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0431.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0431.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0431.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were a few small tanks of fish.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1203\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0433.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0433.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0433.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0433.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0433.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0433.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This tank also had blue tang and clownfish, because all aquariums are required to have those thanks to Pixar.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1204\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1204\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0434.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0434.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0434.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0434.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0434.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0434.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anemone and anemone-liking fish.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1205\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1205\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0435.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0435.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0435.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0435.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0435.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0435.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was getting worried there wouldn\u2019t be a single turtle.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1206\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0447.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0447.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0447.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0447.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0447.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0447.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was no dolphin show today, but I did get to see this one receive a massage.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1191\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2104.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2104.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2104.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2104.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2104.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walking back to my hostel from the aquarium. My feet are pretty dead.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>One particularly cool thing about the aquarium is that all of the identify-that-creature signs are beautifully painted by students of the local art college.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I hop on a train early in the morning and head for Matsumoto and the Japanese Alps.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1209 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/08\/japan-day-7-woodblock-prints-and-matsumoto-castle\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 7: Woodblock Prints and Matsumoto Castle<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/08\/japan-day-7-woodblock-prints-and-matsumoto-castle\/\" title=\"04:43\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-08T04:43:56-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">8. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:22-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Left Kyoto very early this morning and headed into the mountains to Matsumoto. I recorded video of one of the Shinkansen arriving and departing, in case you didn\u2019t get enough of trains in yesterday\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/utwPHkEGvDk\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z_XcISoESZg\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1210\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2165.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2165.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2165.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2165.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2165.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is what an empty regular Shinkansen car looks like.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had to switch from the Shinkansen to a regular regional train at Nagoya, but the scenery along this route was beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1211\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2168.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2168.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2168.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2168.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2168.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2168.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The scenery on the Shinano line from Nagoya towards Nagano is hard to photograph, but beautiful.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1212\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1212\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0448.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0448.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0448.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0448.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0448.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0448.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Train, car, river, and mountain in parallel.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>As we approached Matsumoto, some of the peaks ceased having trees on them, wearing a crown of snow instead. It was cloudy and grey when I reached Matsumoto station. I grabbed a snack, and then took a local train towards the Matsumoto Ukiyo-e Museum, which is out more in the suburbs\/countryside.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1213\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2170.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2170.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2170.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2170.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2170.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2170.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The skies were grey when I exited the station.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1214\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1214\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0449.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0449.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0449.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0449.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0449.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0449.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were lots of wildflowers on the way to the museum.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1215\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1215\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0450.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0450.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0450.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0450.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0450.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0450.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fields either held food crops (lots of which had had rice) or wildflowers.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I am a big fan of Japanese woodblock prints; I have many books at home on Ukiyo-E prints. I was really excited therefore to go to the museum. When paying my entrance fee, the elderly man at the register smiled and quipped that those over 60 don\u2019t have to pay the full price. I replied that I\u2019m not quite there yet. There are only around 150 prints (out of a collection of 10,000) on display at a time. There is also a video showing the process of carving the blocks and making the prints. <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1219\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1219\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2172-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2172-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2172-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2172-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2172-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2172-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You could experience the making of an Ukiyo-E woodblock print using stamps. There were three different designs of 4 to 5 colors each.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1220\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1220\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2173.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2173.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only a small portion of the ten thousand prints held here are displayed at a time (and in darkened conditions) to help preserve them. The current exhibit was themed around fashion and makeup.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1221\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2174.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2174.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2174.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2174.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2174.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2174.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A few classics were also on display. I\u2019m a huge fan of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, so was excited to see some of his. It was really cool getting to see these prints in real life.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1222\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2175.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2175.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2175.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2175.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2175.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2175.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two of my favorite Utagawa Kuniyoshi prints are on the top row.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Google assured me it was only a 25-minute walk to Matsumoto Castle from the museum, so I headed back towards the city rather than walk back to the local train stop (where I could have had to wait up to 45 minutes). My feet would have probably preferred I hadn\u2019t, but it was neat seeing a part of Japan that wasn\u2019t city. <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1223\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1223\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2176.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2176.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2176.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2176.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2176.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2176.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Field of what was rice, with kids playing baseball behind that.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1224\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2177.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2177.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2177.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2177.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2177.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2177.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I think this is my first time seeing eggplant attached to its plant.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1225\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1225\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2178.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2178.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2178.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2178.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2178.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2178.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Believe it or not, five minutes later I was surrounded by buildings and cars.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1226\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2179.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2179.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2179.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2179.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2179.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2179.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here come the buildings! I think a much higher percentage of people in Matsumoto drive than in the other places I\u2019ve been.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1227\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1227\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2180.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2180.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2180.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2180.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2180.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overpass crossing train tracks. Sign says in big letters \u201cNo skateboarding! No dancing!\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I did eventually reach the castle and joined the slow moving line through the castle interior up to the top of the keep.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1230\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1230\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0451.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0451.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0451.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0451.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0451.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0451.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matsumoto Castle was built in 1594 and is one of the few which have survived to now without having to be completely rebuilt (during the Meiji era it was unfortunately believed modernization meant completely abolishing the past).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1231\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1231\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0452.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0452.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0452.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0452.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0452.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0452.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Its nickname is the Crow Castle, due to its black color, but the most common bird I saw was the pigeon.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1232\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1232\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0453.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0453.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0453.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0453.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0453.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0453.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pigeons looking regal.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1233\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0454.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0454.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0454.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0454.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0454.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0454.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are koi fish in the moat happy for snacks (though the pigeons did their best to get the food first).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1234\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1234\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0456.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0456.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0456.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0456.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0456.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0456.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A gathering of koi.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1236\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1236\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0458.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0458.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0458.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0458.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0458.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0458.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red bridge, black castle, and grey pigeons.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1237\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0460.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0460.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0460.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0460.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0460.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0460.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance unfortunately is on the opposite side of the castle; the bridge is not open.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1238\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1238\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0464.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0464.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0464.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0464.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0464.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matsumoto City\u2019s mascot Alp-chan.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1239\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1239\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0465.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0465.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0465.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0465.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0465.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0465.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I then joined the long line to go inside the castle and up all six floors of the tower.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1240\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0466.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0466.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0466.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0466.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0466.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0466.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I watched him draw directions for someone in the gravel using the hilt of his short sword, as well as pose for countless photos with visitors.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1241\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1241\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0467.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0467.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0467.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0467.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0467.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0467.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still in line, but closer.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1242\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1242\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0468.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0468.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0468.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0468.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0468.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was a lot more decoration than I was expecting for a battle-oriented fortification.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1243\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0469.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0469.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0469.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0469.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0469.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0469.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the second floor. All visitors have to remove their shoes and place them in a bag while in the castle. I didn\u2019t know about this beforehand, and so sockless I, along with a little girl and one old man, were the only left barefoot.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1244\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1244\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0470.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0470.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0470.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0470.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0470.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0470.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armor of a gunman. One of the people who helped finance the modern day castle upkeep also collected historic guns used while the castle was active. Many of these were on display on the second floor.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1245\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1245\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0471.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0471.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0471.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0471.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0471.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0471.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of the line outside from the sixth floor. The \u201cstairs\u201d were the most vertical scary stairs I\u2019ve ever been up or down. You are prohibited from photographing around them for completely understandable safety reasons. The red seats in the upper left hand corner were where people in fancy kimono and suits were engaged in traditional tea ceremony.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1246\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1246\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0472.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0472.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0472.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0472.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0472.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0472.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of the line-side, with a bit of the food tents surrounding the castle. The city is having a soba festival right now.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1247\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1247\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0474.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0474.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0474.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0474.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0474.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0474.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bridge from six stories up.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1248\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1248\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0476.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0476.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0476.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0476.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0476.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0476.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another version of Matsumoto City\u2019s mascot Alp-chan, outside the castle gate.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1249\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1249\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0461.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0461.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0461.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0461.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0461.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0461.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A swan nestles against the castle foundations.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>After making my way back down and putting on my shoes, I headed through Matsumoto back towards the train station, around where my hotel for the night is.  I saw a a wedding procession in traditional dress. I really enjoyed the look of the buildings of Matsumoto in comparison to Hiroshima and Kyoto. I feel like they were more varied in design. Some were downright playful.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1265\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1265\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2181-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2181-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2181-1.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2181-1.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2181-1.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A number of street crossing signs have parallel rows of dots that count down to when the light will change.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1264\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0477.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0477.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0477.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0477.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0477.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0477.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I hope to sleep this well tonight.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1263\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1263\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0478.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0478.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0478.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0478.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0478.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0478.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fun frog statue.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1262\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1262\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0480.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0480.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0480.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0480.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0480.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0480.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Determined cats on a bridge.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1261\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1261\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0481.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0481.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0481.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0481.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0481.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0481.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red flowers on the bridge; mountains in the back. Almost makes me think of Garmisch.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1260\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0482.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0482.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0482.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0482.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0482.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The largest pendulum clock in Japan graces the outside of the Matsumoto Timepiece Museum.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1259\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1259\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0483-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0483-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0483-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0483-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0483-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0483-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The manhole covers depict <a href=\u201c https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temari_(toy)\u201d>temari<\/a>, a local craft.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1258\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1258\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0484-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0484-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0484-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0484-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0484-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0484-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cheeky bar I passed.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1257\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1257\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0485-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0485-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0485-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0485-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0485-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0485-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A side street in Matsumoto.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m staying in private rooms the rest of my trip with private bathrooms. This particular hotel has you take your shoes off immediately; they have to be stored  in the shoe room while you are at the hotel.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1266\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2182.jpeg?resize=788%2C189&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"189\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2182.jpeg?resize=1024%2C245&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2182.jpeg?resize=300%2C72&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2182.jpeg?resize=768%2C184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2182.jpeg?resize=788%2C188&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2182.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panorama of my room.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1267\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2183.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2183.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2183.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2183.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2183.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2183.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bathroom. The tub is one you sit in. They provide an envelope of bath powder, but I\u2019ll be passing as it unfortunately contains milk ingredients.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1268\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1268\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2184.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2184.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2184.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2184.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2184.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2184.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The phone looks fun.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I will be heading out early for Shinano and my most-anticipated stop.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1326 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/09\/japan-day-8-michael-ende-and-elephants\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 8: Michael Ende and Elephants<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/09\/japan-day-8-michael-ende-and-elephants\/\" title=\"05:48\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-09T05:48:52-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">9. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:22-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was very upset when I found out it was supposed to rain all day. I took the JR local train from Matsumoto to Nagano, and then took an even more local train north to Kurohime station in the little town of Shinano.  It was raining pretty heavily and, since it is a public holiday today in Japan (Sport\u2019s Day), the local buses were not running. So I took a taxi from Kurohime station up to the Kurohime Fairy Tale Museum. <\/p>\n<p>The Kurohime Fairy Tale Museum has been my pilgrimage destination this whole trip, because it holds a lot of Michael Ende\u2019s papers, his turtle collectibles, his school documents, etc. <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1272\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1272\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0486.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0486.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0486.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0486.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0486.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0486.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even in the middle of nowhere, manhole cover.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1273\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1273\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0487.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0487.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0487.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0487.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0487.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0487.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from the Fairy Tale Museum.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1274\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1274\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0488.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0488.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0488.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0488.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0488.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0488.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Fairy Tale Museum.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1275\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1275\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0489.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0489.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0489.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0489.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0489.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0489.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Michael Ende section takes up about a third of the museum. It was clear from letters in there that Ende had a big hand in helping the museum get established.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1276\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1276\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0495.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0495.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0495.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0495.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0495.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0495.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I could not take photos in most of the exhibit, unfortunately, but it had a ton of his original artwork as well as things from his childhood.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1277\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1277\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0504.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0504-rotated.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0504-rotated.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0504-rotated.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0504-rotated.jpeg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kurohime is the name of this part of Shinano, and the name of the mountain \/dormant volcano the museum sits at the base of. Kurohime was a princess whose father reneged on a promise to marry her to a snake-prince, who then transformed into a dragon and destroyed a lot of the area before the princess decided to ignore her dad and go with the dragon\/snake prince. At least that\u2019s the gist of what I got from the video. I bought a book with the story in it to read later.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1278\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1278\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0505.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0505.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0505.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0505.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0505.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0505.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turtle outside the caf\u00e9.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1279\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1279\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0506.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0506.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0506.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0506.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0506.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0506.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This cottage, which belonged to Japanese illustrator <a href=\u201c https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chihiro_Iwasaki\u201d>Chihiro Iwasaki<\/a>, is part of the museum grounds.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1280\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0507.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0507.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0507.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0507.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0507.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0507.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is what her work area looked like.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1281\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0508.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0508.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0508.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0508.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0508.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0508.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These steep stairs were giving me anxiety flashbacks to the castle yesterday.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1282\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0509.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0509.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0509.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0509.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0509.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0509.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were lots of beautiful flowers.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1283\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1283\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0510.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0510.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0510.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0510.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0510.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0510.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cherry blossom tree planted \u201cin memories of Michael Ende and of Kurohime\u201d for the death of Koyasu Michiko, a fellow Steiner-fan who had spent a lot of time in Munich, was a close friend of Ende\u2019s, and had translated some of his later works into Japanese.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1284\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1284\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0511.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0511.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0511.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0511.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0511.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0511.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sign pointing the way to \u201cMomo\u2019s Time-flower Garden\u201d<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1285\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1285\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0512.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0512.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0512.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0512.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0512.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0512.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of the D\u014dwakan, or Fairy Tale Museum.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1286\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1286\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0513.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0513.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0513.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0513.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0513.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0513.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I never got a glimpse of the top of this mountain thanks to the clouds. Mt. Kurohime is 2,200-something meters tall; the one just north had an extra 200 meters, and, according to the owner of my hotel tonight, the peak has had snow on it since last week.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1287\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1287\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0514.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0514.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0514.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0514.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0514.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0514.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of the Time-flower Garden.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1288\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0515.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0515.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0515.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0515.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0515.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0515.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More flowers.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1289\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1289\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0516.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0516.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0516.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0516.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0516.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0516.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What\u2019s a Time-Flower Garden without a turtle?<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1290\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1290\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0517.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0517.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0517.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0517.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0517.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0517.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A final shot of the landscape as I mentally prepare myself for the walk down.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1291\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0518.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0518.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0518.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0518.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0518.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0518.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The manhole covers in all of the Shinano area feature Naumann\u2019s elephant.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1292\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1292\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0519.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0519.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0519.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0519.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0519.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0519.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pied-Piper calls you in.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1294\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1294\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0546.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0546.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0546.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0546.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0546.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0546.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My haul from the museum gift shop. Two large booklets on Ende, including a detailed list of the 2000 items of his they have in archive. A bilingual picture book in homage to Michael Ende and his surrealist painter father, with illustrations directly inspired by Ende\u2019s \u201cThe Mirror in the Mirror.\u201d A book of Japanese folk tales involving ghostly metamorphoses, including the story of Kurohime. A small turtle seated on a block. And a pin with the Kurohime Fairy Tale Museum\u2019s book-turtle logo.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>When I was done visiting the museum, the rain had let up, so I decided to walk the hour it would take to reach my accommodation for the night.  <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1293\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1293\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0525.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0525.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0525.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0525.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0525.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0525.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solar panels.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1295\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1295\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2217.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2217.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2217.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2217.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2217.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2217.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I think this was a cable car for going up the mountain?<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1296\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1296\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2218.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2218.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2218.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2218.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2218.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2218.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Most of these signs point to various guest houses people stay at during ski season.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1297\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1297\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2219.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2219.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2219.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2219.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2219.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2219.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retaining wall with some vine (kudzu?).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1298\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2221.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2221.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2221.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2221.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2221.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2221.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even though it was grey and cloudy, it was still a beautiful walk.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1299\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1299\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0520.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0520.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0520.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0520.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0520.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0520.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former ski lift?<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1300\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0521.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0521.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0521.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0521.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0521.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0521.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blowing in the wind.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1301\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1301\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0522.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0522.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0522.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0522.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0522.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0522.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The path goes ever on and on\u2026<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1302\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1302\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0523.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0523.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0523.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0523.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0523.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0523.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sign warning about the incline fell over. Not sure if that made the incline worse.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1303\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0527.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0527.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0527.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0527.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0527.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0527.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Japanese chestnuts - the annoying pokey thing on the left is filled with nuts like on the right. Foot, which got poked a couple of times on my walk, for scale.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1304\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1304\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0528.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0528.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0528.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0528.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0528.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0528.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The daily dose of train porn.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1305\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1305\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0529.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0529.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0529.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0529.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0529.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0529.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Couldn\u2019t fine any information on this in my map. Grave? Memorial?<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1306\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1306\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0530.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0530.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0530.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0530.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0530.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0530.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look at this little lizard! He was doing too good of a job blending into the road - I almost stepped on him!<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1307\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1307\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0531.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0531.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0531.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0531.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0531.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0531.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overgrown Torii gate on the side of the road.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1308\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1308\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0532.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0532.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0532.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0532.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0532.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0532.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These beautiful red lilies could be seen at various points during my train ride through Nagano as well.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Along the way I stopped at the Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum. Elephants are the last animal I think of when I think of Japan, but 40,000 years ago humans around this lake were hunting <a href=\u201c https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palaeoloxodon_naumanni\u201d>elephants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1325\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1325\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2222.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2222.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2222.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2222.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2222.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2222.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I stopped at the Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1324\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1324\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2223.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2223.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2223.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2223.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2223.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2223.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I\u2019m not sure what he\u2019s doing to that elephant\u2019s rear.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1323\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2224.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2224.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2224.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2224.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2224.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2224.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some blue sky while at the elephant museum.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1321\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0533.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0533.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0533.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0533.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0533.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0533.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naumann\u2019s elephant is closer to our elephants than to mammoths. Not so hairy.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1320\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0534.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0534.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0534.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0534.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0534.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0534.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The area I trounced around today.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1319\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1319\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0535.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0535.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0535.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0535.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0535.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0535.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The museum also talked about the Irish Elk, whose fossils have also been found in the area. It wasn\u2019t only elephants.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1318\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0537.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0537.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0537.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0537.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0537.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0537.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tools for cutting from 30000 years ago until now (with a huge jump between 15000 years ago and now).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1317\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1317\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0538.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0538.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0538.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0538.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0538.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0538.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Try to touch it! Touch the tooth!<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1316\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0539.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0539.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0539.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0539.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0539.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panels go right-to-left, top-to-bottom.<br \/>October 1948<br \/>1. Mornings at Lake Nojiri feel great.<br \/>2. Whoa, what could this be?<br \/>3. Is it a hot water bottle? (The museum had a metal ridged hot water bottle on display so us youngsters wouldn\u2019t think him crazy).<br \/>4. Nah, there\u2019s that legend that long ago at Lake Nojiri a dragon and a giant crab fought, so maybe this is a dragon tooth!<br \/>5. 1954 - I\u2019ll see if they can find out at Kyoto University.<br \/>6. Sensei, what is this thing?<br \/>It\u2019s a molar tooth from a Naumann\u2019s elephant.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1315\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0541.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0541.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0541.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0541.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0541.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0541.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even Japan has to deal with invasive species. These Mississippi Red-Eared Turtles were presumably someone\u2019s pets before being released at the lake.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>They are still finding fossils in active excavations now.<\/p>\n<p>I then finished heading to my hotel. Since it is the end of a long weekend, the crowds are gone and I\u2019m actually the only guest here tonight. The owner said I\u2019m the first non-Japanese person he\u2019s met that has come here specifically for the Fairy Tale Museum; he mostly only knows of families going there for the events they hold.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1311\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1311\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0544.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0544.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0544.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0544.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0544.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0544.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The white building on the left is my hotel; I\u2019m on the second floor.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1309\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1309\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0549.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0549.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0549.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0549.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0549.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0549.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small break in the clouds right before the sun sets.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1310\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1310\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0548.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0548.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0548.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0548.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0548.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0548.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from my window.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1312\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1312\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0545.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0545.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0545.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0545.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0545.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0545.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The little enclosed balcony\/sitting room has some pretty windows.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1313\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1313\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0543.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0543.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0543.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0543.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0543.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0543.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shrine on the island in the middle of Lake Nojiri.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1322\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1322\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2225.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2225.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2225.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2225.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2225.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2225.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My room tonight. Another no-shoes place. Tatami feels good on bare feet.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s raining again. Tomorrow I head to Tokyo for the final leg of my trip.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1337 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/japan-day-9-traveling-to-tokyo-and-asakusa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 9: Traveling to Tokyo and Asakusa<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/japan-day-9-traveling-to-tokyo-and-asakusa\/\" title=\"05:03\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-10T05:03:51-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">10. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:22-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I had a bit of a lazy morning. I had breakfast while talking to the owner of the hotel (he\u2019s a native English speaker who just happened to have been born and raised in Japan).  <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1332\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0550.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0550.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0550.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0550.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0550.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0550.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My view during breakfast, prepared by the owner of the hotel.  I ate apples, eggs, lettuce, and a bit of sausage, while we talked about living in Japan, the US, and Europe, and the medical systems in each.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1333\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1333\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0552.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0552.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0552.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0552.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0552.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0552.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a way of launching and docking a boat I\u2019ve not seen before.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1334\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0554.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0554.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0554.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0554.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0554.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0554.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I watched boats and birds this morning.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>The hotel owner gave me a ride to the train station, and I then headed towards Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1339\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2290.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2290.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2290.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2290.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2290.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2290.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On my way from Kurohime to Nagano City.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1340\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1340\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2291.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2291.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2291.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2291.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2291.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2291.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I had the equivalent of a train layover in Nagano.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1341\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2292.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2292.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2292.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2292.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2292.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2292.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the view from the fourth floor of the Nagano train station.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1343\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2294.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2294.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2294.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2294.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2294.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2294.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Shinkansen from Nagano to Tokyo spent a lot of time in tunnels; this blue sky was blinding every time we emerged. The group of poles and netting on the right is either a driving range (like Top Golf in the US) or a baseball field.  I saw plenty of both.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1344\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1344\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2295.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2295.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2295.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2295.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2295.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2295.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why couldn\u2019t I have had skies like this yesterday?<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1347\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1347\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2298.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2298.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2298.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2298.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2298.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2298.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passing through Saitama, much ridiculed by Tokyo but also home to Crayon Shin-chan.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I got off at Ueno Station, since that was the closest spot to my hotel for the remainder of my stay. I had a little time to kill before I could check in, so I visited the Asakusa neighborhood on my way to the hotel.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1349\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2299.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2299.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2299.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2299.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2299.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2299.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The building on the right is Ueno Station.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1350\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2300.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2300.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2300.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2300.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2300.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tall tower there is Tokyo Skytree, which is the tallest freestanding broadcast tower (and the third tallest structure) in the world at 2080 feet tall.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1351\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1351\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2301.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2301.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2301.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2301.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2301.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I thought the dinosaur was cute.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1352\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0556.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0556.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0556.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0556.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0556.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0556.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entering the area in Asakusa around the extremely famous Sens\u014d-ji Buddhist temple.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1353\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1353\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0557.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0557.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0557.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0557.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0557.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0557.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The market street leading up to the temple is packed with people.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1354\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1354\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0559.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0559.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0559.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0559.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0559.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0559.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the H\u014dz\u014dmon, or Treasure-House Gate, which is the inner gate (if I had braved the throng of people down the market street, I would have seen the outer gate).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1355\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1355\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0560.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0560.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0560.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0560.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0560.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A five-story pagoda.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1356\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0561.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0561.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0561.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0561.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0561.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0561.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The big red lantern weighs approximately 880 lbs.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1357\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1357\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0562.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0562.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0562.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0562.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0562.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0562.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The main hall. This temple is dedicated to Kannon, she who represents mercy and compassion. It is the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1358\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1358\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0564.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0564.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0564.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0564.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0564.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0564.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The giant red lantern of the main hall.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1359\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0565.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0565.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0565.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0565.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0565.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0565.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to my map, this is the \u201cMonument of Hato-poppo Lyrics.\u201d This is a nursery song about feeding pigeons, which is kind of funny because the temple absolutely does not want you feeding pigeons. Because poop.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1360\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0566.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0566.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0566.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0566.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0566.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0566.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The main hall, with a pigeon trying to sneak by in the shadows.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1361\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0567.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0567.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0567.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0567.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0567.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0567.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking back towards the gate. Lots of shops in this neighborhood offer kimono rental services for men and women, as well as hair decoration.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1362\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1362\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0568.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0568.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0568.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0568.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0568.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0568.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The buildings on either side of the gate sold amulets and charms.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1363\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1363\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0569.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0569.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0569.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0569.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0569.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0569.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The backside of the giant lantern in the  H\u014dz\u014dmon Gate.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1364\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1364\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0570.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0570.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0570.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0570.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0570.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0570.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On either side of the lanterns is a Ni\u014d, or guardian of the Buddha.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1365\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0571.jpeg?resize=788%2C875&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"875\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0571.jpeg?resize=922%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 922w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0571.jpeg?resize=270%2C300&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0571.jpeg?resize=768%2C853&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0571.jpeg?resize=788%2C875&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0571.jpeg?w=1153&amp;ssl=1 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Please help stop the feces problem.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1366\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1366\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0572.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0572.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0572.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0572.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0572.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0572.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statues of Buddha.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1367\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0573.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0573.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0573.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0573.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0573.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0573.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down (but not going down) the market street.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1368\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1368\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0574.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0574.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0574.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0574.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0574.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0574.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of the market street.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1369\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0575.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0575.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0575.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0575.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0575.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0575.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The street parallel was a lot less crowded. \u201cIt has been said since ancient times that dragon drool brings good luck.\u201d I don\u2019t really want a dragon slobbering in my noodles.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1370\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1370\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0576.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0576.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0576.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0576.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0576.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0576.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some more shopping areas in Asakusa.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1371\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1371\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0577.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0577.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0577.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0577.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0577.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0577.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This guy is smart, having his umbrella ready. The blue skies were replaced by a thunderstorm about two hours after this.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1372\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1372\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0578.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0578.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0578.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0578.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0578.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0578.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading towards the Skytree, since my hotel is in that direction.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1373\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1373\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0579.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0579.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0579.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0579.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0579.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0579.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The golden building (supposed to be beer with white head of foam on top) and the golden flame are the Asahi Brewing company offices, restaurant, and craft beer tasting rooms.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1374\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1374\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0580.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0580.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0580.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0580.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0580.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0580.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sumida River.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1375\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0581.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0581.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0581.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0581.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0581.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of Asahi, but now with Pikachu vending machines!<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I was so happy to get to the hotel and put my heavy backpack down. I let my phone charge a bit, and then headed back towards Asakusa, passing lots of places I wish I could eat (Turkish D\u00f6ner Kebab! Burger King! KFC!), so I could go to the tourist center and get my discounted Subway card for the next three days. I then grabbed my dinner from 7-Eleven (Oyakodon tonight) and got back to the hotel before then rain really started coming down.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1377\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1377\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2304-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2304-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2304-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2304-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2304-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2304-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Randy is a talking, rapping backpack encouraging elementary school children to introduce themselves in English.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1378\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1378\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2306.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2306.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2306.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2306.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2306.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I finally found some Budweiser! \u00a5231, or $1.55, for 330 mL.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1379\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1379\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2307.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2307.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2307.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2307.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2307.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I\u2019ll have these over the next couple of days. I really like Japanese grape Fanta; have not tried Japanese Dr. Pepper yet. It has \u201cover 20 fruit flavors.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I shall really start my Tokyo sightseeing, starting with a tour of the Toshio Kashio Memorial Museum of Invention.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1407 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/11\/japan-day-10-casio-inventions-gundam-and-french-fries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 10: Casio Inventions, Gundam, and French Fries<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/11\/japan-day-10-casio-inventions-gundam-and-french-fries\/\" title=\"07:01\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-11T07:01:46-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">11. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:21-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, to go back to last night, I wanted to sleep but was prevented from doing so by street construction that began promptly at 8pm. Japanese culture centers around serving the community over individuals, so for them it makes sense to work at night, disturbing a few residents rather than inconvenience the flow of traffic and pedestrians during the day. Luckily they only were really noisy for a couple of hours, though the placard announcing the working times does say work will possibly happen each night I\u2019m here.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1392\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1392\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0583.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0583.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0583.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0583.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0583.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0583.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right outside my window. The light-up cones are kind of cool though.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1393\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0585.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0585.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0585.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0585.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0585.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0585.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The placard says they are putting in \/ replacing underground cables.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>In the morning, I headed towards the Toshio Kashio Memorial Museum of Invention. This was the only thing, beyond my lodging, that I booked in advance and therefore had set in stone. The museum is in the middle of a very well-to-do residential neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1382\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1382\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2335.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2335.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2335.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2335.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2335.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I can\u2019t imagine navigating the subway with a traditional Japanese bow.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1383\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1383\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2336.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2336.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2336.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2336.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2336.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2336.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I spied Mr. Chaplin on my way to the Toshio Kashio Memorial Museum of Invention.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1384\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1384\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2337.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2337.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2337.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2337.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2337.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was a very nice neighborhood with large houses sitting inside walls, nice cars, and fancy (though cute) \u201csecurity systems\u201d.  Fun aside: every dog I saw being walked in this neighborhood was extremely determined to mark their scent like every foot. It was all their owners could do to keep them walking.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Toshio Kashio was one of the four Kashio brothers who created Casio Computers, famous for their calculators, watches, musical instruments, and electronic dictionaries.  Toshio Kashio had over 300 patents, including ones for automatic scoring systems for bowling.  It\u2019s thanks to him and his brothers that we have some really cool gadgets, but also things we take for granted, like the number pad on our keyboards and calculators.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1390\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1390\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0588.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0588.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0588.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0588.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0588.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0588.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I have arrived at my destination.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1406\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1406\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0609.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0609.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0609.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0609.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0609.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0609.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The late Toshio Kashio\u2019s house. The museum dedicated to him and his inventions takes up a third. The neighbors agreed to let it be a museum (his wish) on the grounds that it only be open during weekdays and only to small groups at a time, hence the reservation system.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1391\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1391\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0589.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0589.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0589.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0589.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0589.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0589.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toshio Kashio liked birds, so there are stained glass windows of birds in the house. The eagle here is supposed to represent him.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1389\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1389\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0591.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0591.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0591.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0591.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0591.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0591.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entryway. The walls, which have a bit of a wave to them, were designed to complement the sound of the grand piano that used to be here.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1386\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0590.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0590.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0590.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0590.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0590.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0590.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bird of paradise represents Kashio\u2019s wife.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1388\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1388\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0592.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0592.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0592.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0592.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0592.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The two birds in the stained glass are supposed to represent his children.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1387\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0593.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0593.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0593.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0593.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0593.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0593.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the Casio 14-A, the first compact electric calculator, from 1957. It works using a system of relays, and had four different operating modes. There are four known copies in museums (one in the Smithsonian), but this is the only fully functional copy. The numeric keypad arrangement became what is standard on calculators today.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_AMi982QYxE\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1394\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0596.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0596.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0596.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0596.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0596.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0596.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casio\u2019s first programmable scientific calculator, which could handle things like square roots. The little light below the number display shows where the decimal point goes.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1395\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0597.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0597.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0597.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0597.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0597.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0597.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first calculator you could actually put in your pocket.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1396\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0598.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0598.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0598.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0598.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0598.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0598.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The solar-powered calculator on the left is thinner than a millimeter. They let me touch and calculate on one so I could marvel at its thinness.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1397\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0599.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0599.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0599.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0599.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0599.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0599.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casio\u2019s first attempt at a digital keyboard.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1398\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1398\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0600.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0600.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0600.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0600.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0600.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Synth guitar from the 1980s.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1399\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0601.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0601.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0601.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0601.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0601.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0601.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even robot boys can make music.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1400\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0602.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0602.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0602.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0602.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0602.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0602.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the few Casio instruments that does require professional skill to play. I got to see a video of a pro play this and the other displayed instruments.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1401\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1401\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0603.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0603.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0603.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0603.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0603.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0603.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first Casio watch models, from 1974, which were revolutionary for being able to automatically handle dates (the user wouldn\u2019t need to wind things when February 28 moved into March 1, for example).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1402\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1402\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0604.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0604.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0604.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0604.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0604.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0604.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These watches from 1982 had built-in Japanese-English dictionaries.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1403\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0605.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0605.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0605.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0605.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0605.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0605.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The DKW-100 from 1991 had a built-in Kanji character dictionary.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1404\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1404\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0606.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0606.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0606.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0606.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0606.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0606.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MP3 player watch and a watch that could capture\/play video, both from the year 2000. My tour guide, Mr. Kobayashi, showed me some TV commercials for other models from the 1980s and 1990s, which included one that measured and stored blood pressure and one for the Muslim market that would always point you in the direction of Makkah for prayer.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1405\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0607.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0607.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0607.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0607.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0607.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0607.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His study, featuring ancient Greek mythology in the glass, encyclopedia in the case, a marble wall opposite this for acoustics, and a large view overlooking a koi pond.  He was particular about every detail; an upstairs window was placed so that it would perfectly frame Mt. Fuji (now not visible due to a tree\u2019s growth).<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>After my tour was done, I decided to make use of the last day of my JR Pass and head to Yokohama for the Gundam Factory, a full size moving Gundam. I think I will have to spend more time in Yokohama the next time I visit Japan; it seemed like a really cool place.  The Gundam Factory was only supposed to be open until March 2023, but due to the pandemic and high demand, it was extended until March 2024, so I decided I should take advantage of that extension.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1410\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1410\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2340-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2340-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2340-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2340-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2340-1.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2340-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another thing to visit whenever I come again; I had to change trains at the Noborito station in Kawasaki and this is apparently where one finds the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, hence all of the Doraemon decor in the station.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1412\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1412\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0610.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0610.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0610.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0610.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0610.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0610.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I walked along the Nakamura river in Yokohama to get to the harbor.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1413\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1413\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0612.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0612.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0612.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0612.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0612.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0612.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I just happened upon this monument to  <a href=\u201c https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Curtis_Hepburn\u201d>James Curtis Hepburn<\/a>, a missionary who developed the romanization system used for Japanese today and created one of the major Japanese-English dictionaries.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1414\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1414\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0611.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0611.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0611.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0611.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0611.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0611.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yokohama manhole covers show the Yokohama Bay Bridge.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1415\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0613.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0613.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0613.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0613.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0613.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gundam! I arrived as it was retreating back into its dock.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1416\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1416\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0614.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0614.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0614.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0614.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0614.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0614.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the NYK Hikawa Maru, an ocean liner that launched in 1929 but is now a permanently docked museum.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1417\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1417\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0615.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0615.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0615.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0615.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0615.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0615.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ferris wheel across the bay.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1418\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1418\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0618.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0618.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0618.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0618.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0618.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0618.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It cost (a whole lot) extra to go up the tower for an eye-to-eye view. I chose to stay on the ground.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1419\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1419\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0620.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0620.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0620.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0620.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0620.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0620.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It stands over 6 stories tall.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1420\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0622.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0622.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0622.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0622.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0622.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This woman was taking a picture of her Ewok toy with the Gundam in the background.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1421\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1421\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0625.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0625.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0625.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0625.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0625.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0625.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A close-up of the Gundam\u2019s head.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1422\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0628.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0628.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0628.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0628.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0628.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0628.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perspective on the size.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1423\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1423\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0629.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0629.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0629.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0629.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0629.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0629.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crappy thing about its location on the Yokohama harbor is that there is no shade.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1424\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0630.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0630.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0630.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0630.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0630.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0630.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Yokohama Bay Bridge in the back; a man in the front whose two catch phrases were \u201cCome in closer!\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t touch the white fence!\u201d<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1425\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1425\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0634.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0634.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0634.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0634.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0634.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0634.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The dock opens!<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1426\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0636.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0636.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0636.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0636.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0636.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0636.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I\u2019m not ashamed to admit that I started tearing up when it started moving.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1427\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0638.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0638.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0638.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0638.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0638.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It crouched down a bit, before rising up with determination.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1428\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1428\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0640.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0640.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0640.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0640.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0640.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0640.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proud and tall.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1429\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1429\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0642.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0642.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0642.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0642.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0642.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0642.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It raised its hand, slowly articulating the fingers.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1430\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1430\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0644.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0644.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0644.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0644.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0644.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Final victory pose!<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1431\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1431\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0647.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0647.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0647.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0647.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0647.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0647.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At 59 feet tall, this got two Guinness World Records - one for largest mobile humanoid robot and one for largest mobile Gundam.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1432\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0648.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0648.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0648.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0648.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0648.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This robot has advanced image processing that lets it assemble tiny Gundam models.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1433\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1433\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0649.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0649.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0649.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0649.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0649.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0649.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It carefully lines the pieces up.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v-1Y9_WHfoQ\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After that I was pretty tired - both the museum and the Gundam required a good bit of walking to reach - and my phone, which drains a good bit when in map mode, was also tired, so I headed back to my hotel. Along the way, I snapped a picture of the outer gate of the Sens\u014d-ji that I had missed yesterday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1435\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0650.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0650.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0650.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0650.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0650.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0650.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kaminarimon, or Thunder Gate.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I also stopped in a McDonalds. I can\u2019t eat anything at McDonald\u2019s in the US, not even the fries. McDonalds, once upon a time, used to cook their fries in beef lard. Not great for vegetarians, but it\u2019s what made their fries so yummy. Ever since people started worrying about trans fats, though, the beef lard was no longer viable, so McDonald\u2019s replicated the beef flavor, and that beef flavoring contains milk. In Japan, however, they still use beef lard, so their fries don\u2019t have milk and since the fries are cooked in their own frier, they also aren\u2019t contaminated with milk from other items.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1436\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0651.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0651.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0651.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0651.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0651.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0651.jpeg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It\u2019s the only thing I can order, but that\u2019s one more thing than I can order at McDonalds in the US.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1437\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2346.jpeg?resize=788%2C592&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"592\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2346-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2346-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2346-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2346-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1154&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2346-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1539&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2346-scaled.jpeg?resize=788%2C592&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2346-scaled.jpeg?w=2364&amp;ssl=1 2364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I haven\u2019t had McDonald\u2019s fries in over ten years. I wish I could say that they lasted more than ten minutes\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Now to rest up - tomorrow is my last full day in Japan, so I have to make it count!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1462 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/12\/japan-day-11-tokyo-tower-and-shopping\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 11: Tokyo Tower and Shopping<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/12\/japan-day-11-tokyo-tower-and-shopping\/\" title=\"05:14\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-12T05:14:33-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">12. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:21-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today was my last full day. I started off by going to Tokyo Tower. It\u2019s maybe not as cool now that Tokyo Skytree exists (Tokyo Tower is 1092 feet tall; Tokyo Skytree is 2080 feet tall), but I only wanted to visit one, and Tokyo Tower is the tower that showed up in the anime and movies I grew up with, so that\u2019s why I wanted to see it.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1439\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1439\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2409.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2409.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2409.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2409.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2409.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2409.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are go-karts around the corner from my hotel. Tourists put on goofy onesies and drive these through Tokyo, including the busy Shibuya Crossing.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1441\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1441\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0652.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0652.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0652.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0652.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0652.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0652.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the Great Gate of Shiba, which appears in a number of famous Ukiyo-E woodblock prints.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1442\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1442\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0654.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0654.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0654.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0654.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0654.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bust of <a href=\u201c https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthew_C._Perry\u201d>Commodore Perry<\/a>, who forced Japan out of isolation.  This is an incredibly flattering (if rather gaunt) bust, considering how he looked in photographs and Japanese caricatures at the time.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1443\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1443\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0655.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0655.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0655.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0655.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0655.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0655.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is the entry gate to the Z\u014dj\u014d-ji temple, a Pure Land Buddhism temple.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1444\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1444\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0656.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0656.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0656.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0656.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0656.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making my way closer to Tokyo Tower.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1445\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0657.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0657.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0657.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0657.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0657.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0657.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\u201c https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K\u1e63itigarbha\u201d>Jiz\u014d statues<\/a> at the temple cemetery.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1446\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0658.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0658.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0658.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0658.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0658.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0658.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This entire temple compound, except for the large bell, was completely destroyed in the World War 2 air raids on the city. It was rebuilt in 1974.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1447\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1447\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0659.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0659.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0659.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0659.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0659.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It\u2019s starting to really make its size known.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1440\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2410.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2410.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2410.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2410.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2410.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2410.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here\u2019s some of those go-karts driving by Tokyo Tower.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1448\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0660.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0660.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0660.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0660.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0660.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They really push the message inside that Tokyo Tower is a super romantic, lovey-dovey place. Though there were also Blackpink and Digimon collaborations happening.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1449\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0662.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0662.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0662.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0662.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0662.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0662.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And now for a series of photos showing how enormous Tokyo is, and also how high up I am.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1450\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1450\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0663.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0663.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0663.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0663.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0663.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0663.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I only paid to go up to the main deck (490 feet up). For a lot more, one could pay for a tour of the Top Deck (819 feet up).<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1451\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0664.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0664.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0664.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0664.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0664.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0664.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I\u2019m not normally really scared of heights, but my legs were pretty jelly up here. I don\u2019t think I could have handled the Top Deck.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1452\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0666.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0666.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0666.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0666.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0666.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0666.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tokyo itself has 14 million people living in it; the metro area has almost 38 million residents.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1453\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0667.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0667.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0667.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0667.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0667.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0667.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naturally there are the extra scary look-through-the-floor windows.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1454\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0668.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0668.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0668.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0668.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0668.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0668.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The buses look so small from up here.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1455\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1455\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0669.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0669.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0669.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0669.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0669.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0669.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A silhouette of myself as I sit and watch a movie on the history of Tokyo and the Tower.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1456\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1456\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0671.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0671.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0671.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0671.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0671.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I took the elevator up (which was fast and made my ears pop); I took the stairs down. There are approximately 600 stairs, and they count them down\/up as you move flight by flight.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1457\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1457\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0672.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0672.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0672.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0672.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0672.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0672.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You get a good view of the construction of the tower via the stairs.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1458\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1458\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0673.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0673.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0673.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0673.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0673.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0673.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The guy who decided to build the tower really wanted to outdo the Eiffel Tower. The tower color is \u201cinternational orange\u201d for safety.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1459\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1459\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0674.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0674.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0674.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0674.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0674.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0674.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tower opened to the public in 1958.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1460\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1460\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0675.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0675.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0675.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0675.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0675.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0675.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of the Z\u014dj\u014d-ji temple I passed on the way to the tower.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1461\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1461\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0676.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0676.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0676.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0676.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0676.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0676.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Finally reached the bottom; here\u2019s a view looking straight up.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>After I finished visiting Tokyo Tower, I proceeded on a whirlwind path of subway stations to hit some key tourism and shopping spots. First up, Shinjuku.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1467\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1467\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0677.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0677.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0677.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0677.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0677.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiny waterfall in a park bordering Tokyo Tower.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1468\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1468\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0678.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0678.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0678.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0678.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0678.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0678.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shinjuku has a lot of entertainment places, like this castle-topped karaoke place.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1469\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1469\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0679.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0679.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0679.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0679.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0679.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0679.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taito Station Game Arcade is a chain with locations throughout Japan, but this one is particularly big.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1470\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0680.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0680.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0680.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0680.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0680.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The real reason I stopped in Shinjuku - Godzilla!<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Then I headed to Jimb\u014dch\u014d, Tokyo\u2019s book district.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1464\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2411.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2411.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2411.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2411.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2411.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Books Sanseido. Sanseido publishes a lot of dictionaries; this is the main branch of their general bookstore.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1465\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1465\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2412.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2412.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2412.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2412.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2412.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2412.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jimb\u014dch\u014d is Tokyo\u2019s book district, \u201cthe world\u2019s number one book city,\u201d filled with new and used bookstores.  It seems to sit next to a sports equipment district.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1466\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1466\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2413.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2413.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2413.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2413.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2413.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2413.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even the subway stations at Jimb\u014dch\u014d are book-themed.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I then headed to Shibuya, home to Tokyo\u2019s busiest pedestrian crossing.  It\u2019s also where one can find Tokyo\u2019s Nintendo store.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1472\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0687.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0687.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0687.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0687.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0687.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0687.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shibuya Scramble Crossing, \u201cthe world\u2019s busiest pedestrian crossing\u201d can have up to 3000 people transversing it at a time.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1473\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0686.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0686.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0686.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0686.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0686.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0686.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I guess when Inspector Zenigata isn\u2019t chasing after Lupin (or maybe it\u2019s what enables him to keep chasing), he\u2019s advertising Suntory Draft Beer.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1474\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1474\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0685.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0685.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0685.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0685.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0685.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0685.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rare quiet moment at Shibuya, as pedestrian crossing ceases and vehicle traffic is about to resume.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1475\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0683.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0683.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0683.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0683.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0683.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0683.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The traffic cops keep everything moving orderly.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1476\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1476\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0682.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0682.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0682.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0682.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0682.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hachik\u014d, the faithful dog that waited nine years for the return of his unbeknownst to him deceased owner.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1477\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1477\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0681.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0681.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0681.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0681.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0681.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSCN0681.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wall honoring Hachik\u014d.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1478\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2423.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2423.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2423.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2423.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2423.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cNo music, no life.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1487\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1487\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2414.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2414.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2414.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2414.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2414.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2414.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outback Steakhouse! It feels weird for an American \u201cAustralian\u201d restaurant to exist in a country just a couple time zones off from the real Australia.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1486\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1486\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2415.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2415.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2415.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2415.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2415.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2415.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance to Mandrake, full of all kinds of wonderful secondhand anime and manga merchandise, some incredibly old.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1485\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2416.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2416.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2416.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2416.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2416.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Aliens-themed club in Shibuya.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1484\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2417.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2417.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2417.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2417.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2417.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This-a way to Mario!<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1483\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1483\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2418.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2418.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2418.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2418.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2418.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2418.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was hard picking something for my kid; I was incredibly overwhelmed with choice.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1480\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2421.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2421.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2421.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2421.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2421.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2421.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view of the Nintendo store.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1479\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1479\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2422.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2422.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2422.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2422.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2422.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MewTwo at the Shibuya Pok\u00e9mon store.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1481\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2420.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2420.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2420.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2420.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2420.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2420.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I thought of my dad - across from the Nintendo store was a Minions-themed caf\u00e9.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1482\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1482\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2419.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2419.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2419.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2419.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2419.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There was a Jump store and a Capcom store on the same floor as the Nintendo store. The Capcom store had some really cool Monster Hunter x Pop Team Epic collaboration merchandise, but it was all sealed don\u2019t-know-which-design sorts of things, so I didn\u2019t get any.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>My feet were finished at this point, so I headed back to my hotel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1489\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1489\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2424.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2424.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2424.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2424.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2424.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Maneki-neko art piece near my hotel.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s haul of goodies:<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1490\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1490\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2425.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2425.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2425.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2425.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2425.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Books Sanseido I bought \u201cThe Dictionary of Words that have Disappeared from the Sanseido Dictionary.\u201d<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1492\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1492\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2427.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2427.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2427.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2427.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2427.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Jimb\u014dch\u014d I happened on a store displaying this Neverending Story movie promotional booklet.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1493\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1493\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2428.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2428.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2428.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2428.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2428.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Behind the scenes photo of the Morla puppet.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1491\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1491\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2426.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2426.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2426.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2426.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2426.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Mandrake I got some anime art \/ info books for some of my favorite shows.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1494\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1494\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2429.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2429.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2429.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2429.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2429.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the Nintendo store, I got my kiddo a bath bomb with a mystery Kirby figure inside. I got myself a washcloth with my favorite Mario baddie.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>In the morning I get to play Tetris with everything, get packed up, and head towards the airport.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-1513 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-japan-trip-2023\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/12\/japan-day-12-flying-home\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Japan Day 12: Flying Home<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/12\/japan-day-12-flying-home\/\" title=\"23:07\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-10-12T23:07:00-05:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">12. October 2023<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-31T07:53:21-05:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">31. March 2024<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I managed to get everything into my (now very heavy) backpack. I had a few hours to kill, so I decided to kill my back a little and visit a bookstore before heading to the airport.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1512\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2463.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2463.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2463.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2463.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2463.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2463.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is one of the contenders for \u201clargest bookstore in Tokyo\u201d but I think it pads itself out a bit too much with the caf\u00e9s and such. Three two-story buildings joined by a walkway.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1511\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1511\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2465.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2465.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2465.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2465.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2465.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art made from trash.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1510\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1510\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2468.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2468.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2468.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2468.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2468.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kabuki theater in Ginza. I didn\u2019t get to sample any Kabuki or Rakugo on this trip, so that will have to be for next time.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1509\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1509\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2469.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2469.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2469.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2469.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2469.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2469.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Be careful of the panda.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1508\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2470.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2470.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2470.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2470.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2470.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a thing I\u2019ve been doing during my trip. I haven\u2019t been able to find them at all stations (particularly the large ones), but I collected quite a few.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>I then bought a ticket for the Tokyo Monorail which goes from the Tokyo Tower area to Haneda Airport.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1507\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1507\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2472.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2472.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2472.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2472.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2472.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I had many options for getting to the airport: train, bus\u2026 I chose monorail.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1506\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1506\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2473.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2473.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2473.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2473.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2473.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The monorail gives one a bit of an elevated view.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1505\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1505\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2474.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2474.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2474.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2474.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2474.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tokyo is a city of waterways and bridges.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1504\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1504\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2476.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2476.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2476.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2476.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2476.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cranes sticking up remind me of the little garden eels I saw at the aquarium.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1503\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1503\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2478.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2478.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2478.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2478.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2478.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There appears to be an old-time boat behind the highway.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1502\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2479.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2479.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2479.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2479.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2479.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2479.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arrival at the airport.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"attachment_1501\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1501\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2481.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2481.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2481.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2481.jpeg?resize=749%2C999&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2481.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\ud83c\udfb5Monorail!\ud83c\udfb5<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>My phone has been alerting me non-stop the past few days that there is a change in my activity amounts. Don\u2019t worry, phone. Soon I\u2019ll return to previous trends.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2462.jpeg?resize=640%2C582&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"582\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2462.jpeg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2462.jpeg?resize=300%2C273&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2461.jpeg?resize=640%2C945&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"945\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2461.jpeg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2461.jpeg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now I\u2019m just chilling at the airport. It took no time to get through security. Not looking forward to the flight itself, and I have mixed feelings about leaving, but I know my feet would really appreciate a break.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1515\" style=\"width: 798px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1515\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2483.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2483.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2483.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2483.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2483.jpeg?resize=788%2C591&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_2483.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My flight just got moved up ten minutes!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thank you, Japan! \u697d\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\uff01<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><\/section><!-- .wp-show-posts -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=949"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":968,"href":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/949\/revisions\/968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/encyclopaedia-fortuita.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}