Re last boost: HEDGEHOG cafes?! HEDGEHOGS?! #ReallyJapan? #Really
(I shouldn’t be this surprised, I walked past the spruikers for maid cafes in a couple of cities when I was on the #CherryBlossoms2025 trip… )
Oh hey, this episode of #ZatsuTabi is heading to one of my favourite places in Japan (that isn’t #Hakone), i.e #Miyajima
https://piratesobg.wordpress.com/2017/09/30/the-grand-tour-day-10-29092017-tokaido-trail-7-kyoto/
OH YES. OH SO VERY MUCH YES! Yeah, I kind of enjoyed Miyajima both of the previous times I went there, and last time I ended up with one of, I think, the best photos I’ve ever taken. So going back …
As it happens, like Chika, I’ve BEEN to Takamatsu but didn’t go to the castle there.
There’s plenty of other stuff in the area though… https://piratesobg.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/cherry-blossoms-2025-day-10-monday-07-04-2025-tokushima-and-takamatsu/ #ZatsuTabi #CherryBlossoms2025
Specifically at #Kotohira on the #CherryBlossoms2025 trip last year.
During which my Garmin SmartWatch got very excited on the climb UP the 1,368 stairs but completely robbed me and sulked on the way down. https://piratesobg.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/cherry-blossoms-2025-day-12-wednesday-09-04-2025-kotohira/
Yeah, amazake at a shrine on New Year’s would be special…
I adore amazake… https://piratesobg.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/cherry-blossoms-2025-day-12-wednesday-09-04-2025-kotohira/
Even in Japan it seems to be rare enough that I only encountered it twice during #CherryBlossoms2025
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