Alex Quinn's Japan Journal

2/6/2005, Trip to Rakan-no-sato Park in Aioi

Mr. Shimizu, one of my co-workers, turned me on to Rakan-no-sato, a big, beautiful park in Aioi.  It takes a 20 minute bus ride and a 20 minute walk to get to, but it's well worth the effort.  We were behind schedule on our plans for the day, so we took a cab to get there.  Akemi, a very skilled negotiator, got the ¥2800 (≈$28) cab ride down to ¥2000 (≈$20).  Nice!

When we got there, we climbed up a hill about the size of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle.

The view was gorgeous.

I enjoyed it.

And, Akemi did, too.

A map of the park.

An explanation in Japanese, for those who care to read such things.  It's too hard for me.  I don't know what it says.

Saw this funny stone structure.  I think it's significant in Buddhism.  There were lots of Buddhist things all around the park.

We stopped for a rest in this nice place.

Very woodsy.

... and relaxing.

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