This title is a bit of a misnomer, since I made the executive decision not to go on the prison tour. I woke up with a sore, thick-feeling throat this morning. So, I decided to stay in and rest up. Sorry babe for having you bring my pantsuit six thousand miles!! :(
However, the main attraction of this week is that I’m going on a school-sponsored trip to Hakone this weekend, which is the site of a large national park near Mt. Fuji.
Our group leaves early Saturday morning and spends the night at a Japanese hotel, and comes back Sunday evening. I’m pretty stoked to be going. Activities planned include: the Hakone Open-Air Museum – which has a bunch of sculptures and a large Picasso exhibit, Owakudani – great viewing of Mt. Fuji, Odawara Castle, and Mt. Daiyu-zan Temple, not to mention a stay at Hakone Yumoto Hotel, which has an onsen.
So, it should be a fun trip with lots of culture. Maybe I will even try one of the sulfurous eggs available to eat at Owakudani. They are said by some to be touristy, but it still sounds like a potentially interesting experience. :)
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