{"id":1467,"date":"2024-05-24T14:24:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2024-05-26T15:28:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T15:28:53","slug":"japan-24-last-day-in-kurashiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.koren.korenscreativearts.com\/?p=1467","title":{"rendered":"Japan #24: Last day in Kurashiki"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today I had a sort-of repeat of another day on this trip. I set off on a 30 minute walk to find that where I ended up was not the shrine I was looking for. It was still nice and I always like wandering the streets away from the tourist area observing life around me, but it was quite humid and the hour return trip made me feel a little bit wilted.
Here are some photos and videos from the walk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I came back to the tourist area, I sat down for awhile and slowly ate a shaved ice treat to cool myself down. It was a magical shaved ice treat as it never melted! It stayed frozen all the way down to the bottom of the cup – remarkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I wandered the historic quarter for awhile and then decided to return to the museum I missed out on yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The museum had a large collection of ornate wood block prints. Most were by the artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. The prints were unbelievably detailed – I could have spent 30 minutes looking at each one individually. I really enjoyed the exhibit but I was not allowed to take any photos. You can look him up if you are interested. The building it was housed in was also very interesting. I had to wear slippers and I was directed through a series of tatami rooms on different floors of the building. I really enjoyed this museum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few more photos from my wanderings on Friday: First the famous Ivy Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now I am waiting at the station at dusk for Erez to arrive so we can start our weekend adventure \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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