Day 2 Photos
It was rainy and wet, but still worth the time. If you ever get to Himeji, just be prepared for a LOT of walking. As it stands now (or rather sits now) my feet are very sore, and my thighs were burning on the walk back. A large grounds, and lots of steep stairs inside the castle itself, and all of the walking from yesterday combined to beat my legs up pretty good. It's only gonna get worse from here on out though. Ah well...
Here's the photos from day 2:
Himeji Castle
If I don't get some pictures up for the dojo crowd, I'll probably be in trouble when I get back so..
Swords once gifted from the Shogun to the Lord at Himeji. Unfortunately this and the armor were behind glass, so that forced me to shoot from the side so I wouldn't get a big flash spot in the middle of my picture, so some of the detail is lost.
A suit of armor.
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Himeji Castle Nishi-Oyasiki-Ato Garden Koko-En - These gardens were established in 1992 on the 100th aniversary of the establishment of the Himeji municipality. There are 9 gardens within the bounds, and are all designed as per the Edo period of Japan. Unfortunately, being as it is early fall, and rainy, most of the flowers were not in bloom, however, the grounds themselves are still gorgeous and very peaceful.
And here's Brian and Tim with Himeji in the background, on the grounds of the Koko-En gardens.
Comments
Excellent shot of the castle! Those are beautiful swords, though the armor looks just a tad dusty! ;)
Well, it looks like I'll have to wait a while before going to tour Himeji. I guess I made a good call on not going in terms of wearing my legs out. Still... I'd probably have toughed it out with some painkillers (sake!)
Posted by: Chuck Arnold | October 4, 2005 06:12 AM