Day 7, 6/27/15, Ikaruga Host Family and Travel to Hiroshima

 

Mrs. Uji holding the "Nah Do" for breakfast

 

The last breakfast with the Uji family

 

"Nah Do" is good for the digestive system

 

Disney in the Uji yard

 

Yumi and Qoo in front of the house

 

Ms. Lee in front of the host family home

 

Kumon class in the neighborhood

 

Neighborhood flowers

 

Moji for tea

 

A square tea cup inside this box is used for the tea ceremony

 

The preparation for tea ceremony

 

A beautiful tea cup

 

Driving up to the Tiger Mountain

 

Continue going uphill

 

The swaying beautiful suspension bridge

 

Ms. Lee and Yumi on the suspension bridge

 

The Uji team

 

The beautiful suspension bridge

 

Another view of the suspension bridge

 

The Uji team on the bridge

 

See Yumi go!

 

Two cables hold the bridge!

 

Ms. Lee on the Tiger Bridge

 

Yumi on the Tiger Bridge

 

Tiger Temple Hot Spring

 

The Tiger Temple Bridge

 

The entrance to Oji Temple

 

The declaration of celebration

 

The Good Fortune Bridge Plaque

 

The writing of "Good Feelings"

 

The donation walkway

 

The gate to Oji Temple

 

Ms. Lee with the guarding tiger

 

Gardeners at work

 

Two tiger cubs at the entrance of the temple

 

Lots of beautiful fish

 

Another beautiful donation path

 

The wishing wall- write your wish on the little gourds

 

The statue of a wiseman

 

The unique tile design for the Tiger Temple

 

A little wishing corner

 

88 steps to 88 temples

 

Steps up to the temple

 

Another big wishing well

 

Rows of little dolls from individual donation

 

Ms. Lee at the "Centapede Temple" above the Ikaruga Town

 

Another tile design for another temple

 

A praying corner in the middle of the "Tiger Tunnel"

 

A row of nine "Pusa"

 

The Fujieda Cafe- last lunch place in Ikaruga

 

Ms. Lee and Yumi at Fujieda Cafe

 

Ms. Lee and the Uji ladies

 

A delicious lunch made by Mrs. Uji's friend, the cafe owner

 

Mrs. Uji's friend's restaurant near Horyuji Station

 

Horyuji Station Street

 

Horyuji Temple neighborhood

 

Bye, Tomo and Yumi! Bye, Ikaruga and back to Nara!

 

Watch out for deer!

 

The bullet train

 

Another look at the bullet train

 

Going to Hiroshima first

 

Harri-San leads us to the Hiroshima Hotel

 

The early evening view of Hiroshima

 

The Okonomimura Street

 

A make-to-believe Okonomiyaki

 

Enjoy an Okonomiyaki dinner in the Okonomimura Village

 

Good night, Hiroshima!

 

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