Inuyama castle is a national treasure built in 1537. It was privately owned till recently. Since my parents were both super busy and no time to take us places, my friend's father thought David and I were so bored everyday, so he took us for sightseeing on his day off. Thank you, Kobayashi no ojisan (= uncle Kobayashi. In Japanese, we call all older men ojisan = uncle, and older women obasan = aunt, even though they are not blood related.)
So this is our little journey with Kobayashi no ojisan.
At 8:15 a.m., we walked across the street from home to meet with Kobayashi no ojisan. Yes, my best friend's house is stone's away from our house. I used to talk with her over the window from my room while she is in her room by the window.
Nagoya is famous for morning set. Many cafes there are open around 6:30 a.m. You can only order a cup of coffee or any kind of drink and get breakfast for free. So this is $3.50 morning set. What more exciting is that the camera we bought online arrived the night before this trip. So, this is the very first picture taken with "food setting," in which we will be using a lot in the future.
Then, we visited kobayashi no ojisan's daughter as well as my best friend, zu-chi, who was living 40 minutes away from home. Her baby, 湊斗 （Minato) kun was already much bigger than when we saw him in June.
Again, David does awesome job holding Minato kun.
Minato did not care the people's noise and slept peacefully.
At 11:30 a.m., we left for the Inuyama castle.
There, we got a free English guide to give us a tour.
Kubuto, an armor.
A view from the top of the castle. Kiso river
The roof has the family symbols. The brick that are yellowish are the ones from over 460 years ago.
Cleansing before entering the shrine property.
When people visit shrine, they often draw omikuji, which is fortune strips. Then, they tie those to wish for good luck regardless of whatever your fortune strip tells you.
Lunch.
Sugar holder.
We also visited a museum after lunch.
Japanese sward.
Wooden sculpture dolls in calabash.
David trying to move a karakuri ningyo, a traditional Japanese doll.
Even the castle was 40 minutes away from home, I had never been there. Love learning my own culture!
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