tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post5703470472653505839..comments2023-05-21T17:09:46.561+09:00Comments on Kaori Square Feet: The Kibitsu Shrine in OkayamaKaorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-25610274582890566152014-02-01T22:33:07.958+09:002014-02-01T22:33:07.958+09:00Yup. Cycling the Shimanami Kaido. Been wanting t...Yup. Cycling the Shimanami Kaido. Been wanting to do it for the last few years but it is looking less likely this year, but I REALLY want to do it this year!Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002643968517980587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-59267073128823120862014-01-29T09:14:54.552+09:002014-01-29T09:14:54.552+09:00Sounds like a good plan! Are you going to bike acr...Sounds like a good plan! Are you going to bike across Shimanami-kaido? I have that on my bucket list along with exploring islands like Oshima.<br /><br />Crossing my fingers for you!Kaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-33275448520790105622014-01-29T09:09:38.566+09:002014-01-29T09:09:38.566+09:00Thank you for the link! I'm pretty sure I'...Thank you for the link! I'm pretty sure I've heard the song before but can't put my finger on it. Maybe it was playing in the background while I was in Okayama :)<br /><br />Well, my friend once accidentally gave a wedding gift of money wrapped in an envelope for funerals...and that couple is still together so it's hard to say ;D Wishing the couple better luck next time!Kaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-15401941143588704142014-01-29T00:07:13.604+09:002014-01-29T00:07:13.604+09:00I'm really hoping to do it but it will depend....I'm really hoping to do it but it will depend. My only free time is summer, or September.<br /><br />My plan is a week. Do the Kibi plains as a day trip and then overnight in Onomichi. Head over the Shiminami Kaido to Imabari and then end at Matsuyama. If I have money and time, I'd go to Takamatsu but that is unlikely. I'd just get a plane ticket from Matsuyama to Haneda.<br /><br />Wish me luck that money and time are n my side.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002643968517980587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-41103642069817315752014-01-28T15:14:26.908+09:002014-01-28T15:14:26.908+09:00Good sarcasm, but for me it was a first.
It was a...Good sarcasm, but for me it was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV5q6x_9y5M" rel="nofollow">a first</a>.<br /><br />It was an American wedding, not Japanese, so it might confuse Americans to be presented with Japanese customs. My rationale was: 2 for a couple, 3 might promote some kind of love triangle. But you are probably right. Their divorce was entirely the fault of my inconsiderate gift.Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-73463369298652741692014-01-26T22:04:58.603+09:002014-01-26T22:04:58.603+09:00There's a momotaro song? I had no idea he was ...There's a momotaro song? I had no idea he was so popular!<br /><br />You'll want to give just one or maybe three Bizen-yaki cups next time. It's very bad luck to gift anything in a number that can be divided in Japan. That's why when we give money, we usually gift 30,000 yen or if you give 20,000, we use one 10,000 bill and two 5,000 bills so you can't evenly divide the bills ;)Kaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-37489421259578723582014-01-26T22:00:32.598+09:002014-01-26T22:00:32.598+09:00Oh I hope you do! Flying into Okayama is pretty ch...Oh I hope you do! Flying into Okayama is pretty cheap and the express train to Matsuyama isn't that bad either. Or you could just reserve an early ticket directly to Matsuyama. JAL always has more seats available than ANA.Kaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-27854831867640966002014-01-26T21:57:00.828+09:002014-01-26T21:57:00.828+09:00Thank you, Miwa! I'm feeling a lot better now....Thank you, Miwa! I'm feeling a lot better now.<br /><br />PS: Are you a girl of 82, too? ;DKaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-54545494999536200392014-01-23T08:26:52.080+09:002014-01-23T08:26:52.080+09:00If I were to walk all the way down that fascinatin...If I were to walk all the way down that fascinating covered walkway to a place where I could pray I would beseech the gods to give <a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/natural-health/strengthen-your-immune-system-zmaz10aszraw.aspx" rel="nofollow">a little boost to your immune system</a>.<br /><br />We learned the Momotaro song in my Japanese class at ICU. One of the teachers even brought some <i>kibi-dango</i> for us to try. <br /><br />I used to have a couple of reddish Bizen-ware cups. But I gave them as a wedding present to a Scottish-Japanese friend who married a French-American. Then, later they got divorced. I’ll think twice before I give two Bizen-yaki cups as wedding gifts in the future.Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-9773035150768400232014-01-21T02:01:21.112+09:002014-01-21T02:01:21.112+09:00Thanks for the trip. I might get a chance to visi...Thanks for the trip. I might get a chance to visit this place this year. It's part of my plan to go to Matsuyama. Timing and money are still big factors though.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002643968517980587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319339803753927098.post-66927179048420805542014-01-19T20:19:36.431+09:002014-01-19T20:19:36.431+09:00Gorgeous photos, Kaori! I love them all!
Hope you...Gorgeous photos, Kaori! I love them all!<br /><br />Hope you feel better soon :(<br /><br />I'm amazed that you even decided to blog at all! 無理しないようにね。 (It's my yakudoshi too, so I guess that means we're exactly the same age?)Miwa Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07628074886239769029noreply@blogger.com