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...and this was the view from our window when morning rolled around. Strangely enough, this great double room in a very great location cost just a little more than it did to set up both of us with bunks in the youth hostels in Dazaifu and Nagasaki. |
| We got up just after dawn to take a nice swim in the Sea of Japan. Some very hyperactive and athletic fish were jumping all around us (up to six inches out of the water, not bad for a four-inch fish!); it was a wonderful and amusing experience. After breakfast, Rob shuffled back to the beach to capture the cove: |
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Next stop: Karatsu-jo, a Japanese-style castle. This is merely a modern reconstruction, but it sure does look nice, inside and out. The view of Karatsu from the top ain't bad either. |
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We visited the Karatsu Shinto Shrine on our way into town from the castle (left). After that we saw a really cool museum housing the huge wood-carved non-mechanical floats used in Karatsu's autumn festival, but photographs weren't allowed there. |
| And all too soon, it was about time to go home again. We caught the light rail back into Fukuoka, where we wandered bug-eyed around through the nightlife district for a while before crashing at a hotel. We took the early boat back to Korea the next morning... another trip was done, and it was high time to begin planning the next one. |
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