Matsumoto

So, I know I haven't done many posts over the last little while. Things have been a little busy, and I haven't had too much to post about. Or maybe it is just that I have been lazy. Anyhow, want to get a few different things up here now...

My parents are here, and we've been doing some traveling in the car to a lot of different places in Japan. This is the first time that I've done so many road trips. To be honest it has been a pretty pleasant experience to get around and see a lot of places that I really have wanted to go to.

Last Tuesday, we headed out to Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. Nagano is up in the moutains, is very green and beautiful, and is well know for hosting the 1998 winter olympics. I beleive the IOC chairman recieved a wonderful sword from the committee duirng the bidding process. Unfortunately all documentation of this was lost by the IOC... wonder why?

Anyhow... we headed to the castle, here it is... and my parents in front of it.





At night we went to Yakitori restaurant in Matsumoto. It was recommended to us by a place we went to for lunch. The Yakitori palce was small, really friendly and good fun. The food was excellent too!!! Here is a snapshot of the cook as he salts the Yakitori.

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