Chasing the perfect Fuji shot

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A display of some other masks from around the world.










Then a whole room of the different Namahage styles.

 

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So just a couple of shots before we head off to the Mt. Kanpu Revolving lookout.








But on the way to the lookout the road was closed as the fire brigade was doing a burn off. The bus stopped just as my window was level with a clump of wild daffodils.


Never fear there was another road going up to the lookout. A few shots from the bus as we go up.

 

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Good all round views but not spectacular and too many environmental eyesores.








They had a store there with a lot of local products. I bought these 2.




The first was a tomato snsck. A bit too much sugar. The second pickled smoked Daikon said to be a local favourite. I liked it but a pungent odour and I had to keep it on our balcony.







The burn off site.


Looks like they certainly burnt all the growth.

 

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Now outside for some more shots.






And from the bus back to the ship.










Back to the ship and our sail away.

 

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The Namahage join in.












More visual pollution.

 

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Back to Atlantide.




Mrsdrron had the seared scallops.


And I had the Carpaccio and then the seafood chowder.




Mrsdrron then had the lamb cutlets and I the Stroganoff.




Then she finished off with the crumble.

 

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The next morning we are steaming in to Aomori.

 

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A different kind of welcome.




Then I set off on an excursion to Hirosaki Castle Town.


Snow still on the ground.

 

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First we went to Neputa Mara for a view of the Neputa Annual festival.










Our guide and translator.






Volunteers try their hand at Taiko. not too bad.

 

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I have to admit to being very naughty at this point. there were 2 annoying women. one in front of me in the performances holding her phone above her head videoing the whole performance and another young woman who all through the cruise would walk in front of others taking photos. I photobombed both more than once. The young one complained and I politely told her I could do it another 33 times to catch up to the number of times she had done it to me.

 

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More beautiful wind turbines please Ron

 

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after going through the museum shop there were a few craftsmen doing their thing.






Then it was out into their garden.

 

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And then the first sight of what might ha ve to be my consolation prize. Mt.Iwate.

 

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Then we walked to Hirosaki Castle. We passed through a little shopping precinct. Some interesting food places.

 

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We came to Hirosaki Castle in 2016 but 2c weeks later at the end of April and it was peak Sakura time and still the best display we have seen. S o I was not expecting much this time. It was a little more advanced than I thought it might be.

 

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after going through the museum shop there were a few craftsmen doing their thing.

I picked up on your quote about craftsmen doing their thing. Completely unrelated in 2015 I came across a chap that claimed his shop was the only shop that had 'machine made noodles' and he then went on to say 'I am the machine'