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Yep, that's me in a kimono!
A buddhist temple in the parking lot of the department store.
These are the big crocks that sake is aged in.
Saijo City is famous for mineral springs so people fill their water bottles at local spring taps all over town.
A traditional tea house.
This is the main room in my host family's house.
This is my host family.
This is our room in the ryokan.
At the ryokan we all wore yukata, a cotton kimono.
Even the men wore yukata.
This was just the beginning of our meal.
This was the hostess (mama-san) for our goodbye feast.
This is a beautiful plate of sashimi (raw fish), yum!
This was the other hostess at our feast.
Hiroshima City is famous for oysters. These are fried.