Sunday, 13 May 2007

• I think people tend to focus more on the pictures here than what I actually type--which is fine.  So I may cut back on the commentary a little bit.
  
  One of my favorite little cities in Japan is Uchiko on the island of Shikoku.  It is not particularly famous or spectacular, but it is clean and well maintained.  It also has a lot of traditional businesses that are still in operation and some new ones that have captured some of that old, Japanese charm.
  
  Here is a picture of the local kabuki theater that has been kept up through the years and still has regular kabuki performances.
  
  

  
  

  
  These lanterns and curtains sit just below the balcony.
  
  

  
  

  
  I am not sure whether the barbed wire is to keep people out or to discourage animals from hanging out, but I don't think it would do a very good job at either.
  
  

  
  

  
  The alleyway really captures the scerenity of the side streets of Uchiko.
  
  

  
  

  
  And finally here is a little shop that mainly caters to tourist.  The sign is advertising delicious vinegared eggs, so I have not idea why they have the picture of cherries below it.  Yum???
  
  

  
  

  
  Cheers!
  michael todd
  

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