Osaka and Matsumoto

Beardog and Cookie Monster visited the Aquarium in Osaka.

They were not worried, because Osaka is 100% radiation free. The sign says so, so it must be true.

Beardog and Cookie monster read that it is the best aquarium in Japan, but they have not compared all of them. They believe that it is true though, because where else do the fish eat the people that are riding the rays.

Matsumoto has a castle with a pretty impressive moat. I was hoping for crocodiles or sharks, but nope (maybe I spent too much time in the aquarium).

I am carrying my shoes, just like everyone else. The castle is therefore very clean.

View from the top.

I like moats. I might build one around my house.

Scorpion. Naturally.

Kiso Valley Hike

There is a nice hike in the Kiso Valley between Tsumago and Magome.

It was very pretty. There was bamboo.

BearDog enjoyed the view at the end in Magome.

BearDog and Cookie Monster relaxed at the end of the trip.

Central Japan

I went to Nagoya Castle.

There are golden dolphins on top, although really I don't think they look like any dolphins I've ever seen. Maybe Japanese dolphins are different. Also there was one inside the museum.

Hida Folk Village was an old style town.

There were old style stilts.

BearDog and Cookie Monster enjoyed the town too.

Free ride!

Toyota has a museum for their spinning and loom business and then automotive business. It was a very good museum for nerds.

It had a lot of interactive displays, also I learned how to work a loom.