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Welcome to Himeji My arrival at Takasago was through the port of Himeji where I arrived...
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An unexpected reception At Himeji's wharf, I received a reception I had not expected, a welcoming...
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Takasago municipal boundary I cycled from Himeji to Takasago, an hour and a half journey, pausing at the...
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Takasago City Offices As I rode into the forecourt of the Takasago City Offices, a small welcoming...
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The Hattori's home The Hattori family owned a two storey home in a pleasant and quiet...
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Takasago Seaside Park An artificial park created to replace some of what had been lost to...
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Stonehenge Takasago style The Takasago Seaside Park also features some large sculptural pieces...
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Fishing at Takasago The Takasago Seaside Park terminates at a stone sea wall where people fish,...
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Mouth of the Kako River Prior to the Edo era, Takasago had remained a small settlement at the...
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Takasago Shrine I was surprised at the extent of the shrine and its relevance to Takasago and...
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Taka Sago Jin Ja Literally translated the symbols read 'Taka Sago Jin Ja' meaning...
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Tokens of Prophesy I asked Takahisa about the thousands of small folded notes tied to...
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Chain of a Thousand Birds I saw long streams of colourful and tiny origami birds threaded together....
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Aioi Pine Here at Takasago Shrine stands the fifth descendant of an Aioi pine tree that...
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Sculpture of the Two Gods The two ancient gods symbolised in the Aioi Pine, are...
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Kuraku Matsuemon The bronze cast honours one of Takasago's sons, a pioneer Japanese...
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Western Influences In our cycle ride across the City we passed many new housing...
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Uki-Ishi Uki-Ishi literally means floating stone, and is a massive 6.3 metres...
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Fish Display at Jusco We returned towards Takahisa's house, passing the Jusco shopping...
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Food Counter at Jusco The prepared food counter was equally exciting to my western eyes. During my...
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Hattori Feast The Hattori family had prepared a fantastic feast of sumptuous dishes...
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Takasago International Relations Team My sincere thanks also to the Takasago International Relations Team, pictured...
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