The first week in May is
Golden Week in Japan.
(For Wikipedia's explanation, click the link.) In past years, we've taken longer trips, but this year was more relaxed. One of the days, we went to a nearby town in the countryside and visited one of my favorite local restaurants (Brazilian food- BBQ, yum!), the uniquely styled train station next door, and a large nature park with walking paths and gardens.
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Whenever we visit Mōka City,
this restaurant is my first choice for lunch. |
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| Creative architecture for a train station that operates antique steam locomotives. |
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| There's a museum next to the station. |
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| Even the clock is themed. |
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A small exhibit of prints inside the
station included this one of... uh... |
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| Despite this sign's "be careful of squirrels" message, in eleven years I've never seen a wild squirrel in Japan. |
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| The roses in the garden had just started blooming. |
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| No squirrels, but we did see many birds including dozens of herons. |
