Hemeji

Hey Everyone

So it is almost time to come back to Canada, I am ready but there is also so much more that I would love to do here. Ah well guess I will have to come back again. So I spent the last day and a half in Aso hiking the volcano and relaxing, it was beautiful and amazing. However, today I forgot to put on sunscreen and am a little burnt but that is okay.

Now I am in Hemeji, back on Honshu Island. I will spend the night here and then see the castle first thing in the morning, I have been told by a number of sources that it is the best one in Japan. It is still the original wood castle that was built so many years ago, most of the others are concrete replicas cause they burned down. I am excited it should be interesting since the inside is unchanged so I will be able to see how ppl lived there as well as see the museum stuff. Apparently there are all these hidden passage ways and staircases for defence. I am hoping that there will be an english guide available since there are apparently some that work there but you can not book one ahead of time.

After the castle I am going to head back towards Tokyo, I will have to see how time is going for whether I stop in Osaka for a bit or not. Then Monday morning I will hang out around Tokyo then head to Narita airport to check in then fly home. I leave here at 7pm local time on monday and land in Vancouver at 12 noon local time there on monday. So does that mean what I do from noon to 7 here does not exsist since I redo the time in Vancouver? what kind of trouble can I get in to (just kidding).

So I left my wallet on the train in Miyazaki but thankfully got it back right away since the train went out to the airport then returned to the station I had got off at and the ticket seller who was helping me contact the train ran out and retrieved it for me. Thank you Lord. Another interesting Japan memory and experience.

Well this will probably be my last post from Japan but we will see. Once I am back in Canada I will update on what will happen then since I have reached a desicion (at least I am pretty sure that I have reached a decision). Love you all, miss you, see you soon. God bless and take care.