The view here is from the top of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. It supposedly enshrines a patron saint of learning. As you can see, it's a gray day. We're here during the rainy season so there are random showers. But because it is amazingly muggy and somewhat hot, the rain is not intolerable. Temperature is probably around mid-80s but the humidity is insane. Most Japanese carry these little washcloth-type-things around with them to blot. Considering the heat & lack of deodorant (just antiperspirant), I'm amazed that the people don't stink... if you ask a Japanese why there's no odor, he'll tell you because the Japanese are more evolved than Americans.... LOL.
The steps are the 3rd set to get up to the shrine. On our way down, we decided that we earned a "31 flavors" after all our climbing & walking. I'm sure you can guess what "31 flavors" here is in the US... Most flavors are same as US except for Matcha (green tea) ice-cream. None of us really care for it... It's very overpowering. Also pictured is a car getting towed (hey - you want the FULL experience, right?). Notice how they put the wheels on individual buggy things instead of one flat-bed like we do. The police supervised the process. We learned they don't carry guns here. Japan is a very place.
The view here is from the top of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. It supposedly enshrines a patron saint of learning. As you can see, it's a gray day. We're here during the rainy season so there are random showers. But because it is amazingly muggy and somewhat hot, the rain is not intolerable. Temperature is probably around mid-80s but the humidity is insane. Most Japanese carry these little washcloth-type-things around with them to blot. Considering the heat & lack of deodorant (just antiperspirant), I'm amazed that the people don't stink... if you ask a Japanese why there's no odor, he'll tell you because the Japanese are more evolved than Americans.... LOL. 
The steps are the 3rd set to get up to the shrine. On our way down, we decided that we earned a "31 flavors" after all our climbing & walking. I'm sure you can guess what "31 flavors" here is in the US... Most flavors are same as US except for Matcha (green tea) ice-cream. None of us really care for it... It's very overpowering. Also pictured is a car getting towed (hey - you want the FULL experience, right?). Notice how they put the wheels on individual buggy things instead of one flat-bed like we do. The police supervised the process. We learned they don't carry guns here. Japan is a very place.
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