Well, finally slept on a traditional Japanese futon. Sooooo...only had an inch of freeboard, before hitting the floor. I confess to putting an extra futon underneath. Princess & the pea & all that.
Up in the hills/mountains, it cooled off quickly. So much so, I found a use for the long underwear as part of my sleeping attire. I thought that look would ward off any unwanted attentions, but it didn’t seem to bother a rather large, unattractive beetle. I took a slipper to him & that was that!
I have been here now 24 hours...this isn’t important, other than to confirm that the town clock chimes three times a day: 6am, noon, 6pm. It doesn’t toll. I’m assuming it is time to get up, time to have the midday meal, time to stop work. Although, the latter seems to be a wasted effort this week. It is Golden Week...ten days of individual holidays. To be fair, I doubt the people in this area take any time off. Always working in their small plots of land. I did, however come across a bit of a party...think it was a somber affair...lots of drums & incense.
A local soba house has provided my dinner these last two nights. They know they are only feeding one person, but could easily have fed two last night & at least 4 tonight. I barely ate a quarter of it.
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| Last night’s dinner |
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| Tonight’s dinner. Notice the 2l jug of broth (heating half of it) |
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| Flowers along the road, growing on/in the walls |
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