Meet Himeji Joe
Nov. 19th, 2005 08:10 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tikistitchChange of plans in Mr. Tikistitch's new "Avoid Having Your Spouse Go Psychotic Over Your 32 Countries in 5 Days Tour Plan." Yesterday, we went to see the town of Himeji. It has a castle, Himeji-jo, that is insanely wonderful for anyone who's ever viewed Ran and decided to become a samurai when they grow up. We've heard that many of the ancient castles in Japan are actually concrete reconstructions of the actual thing, which no one here seems to mind (thus, posits Mr. Tiki, the affection for Disneyland?).
But, Himeji-Jo is the REAL DEAL, all wood and wonderfulness and Kurosawa-like. Of course, we had started getting punchy at this point of the trip, and started acting like the castle was a person we were going to meet, Himeji Joe. Mr. Tiki picked up on our silliness, and when we were actually viewing the site, ventured, "This must have been expensive to construct--I bet it cost a lot of Himeji-dough."
We groaned, which only spurred him on. When we observed floodlights in the castle courtyard, and expressed an interest in seeing the castle lit up at night, Mr. Tiki queried, "You mean the Himeji-glow????"
We spotted the lavatory. We said, "There's the bathroom, dear, do you need to Himeji-go?"
You'd think it would have stopped there, but it didn't.
Also saw Osaka Joe (in fabulous concrete) and the jaw-dropping Universal Studios shopping arcade. Mr. Tiki got some video of the ear-crunching Christmas carols they were pumping out over the sound system, and we got ice cream.
Now 'tis off to the shinkansen line, for more fun. We have decided that all countries that lack bullet trains suck big time.
But, Himeji-Jo is the REAL DEAL, all wood and wonderfulness and Kurosawa-like. Of course, we had started getting punchy at this point of the trip, and started acting like the castle was a person we were going to meet, Himeji Joe. Mr. Tiki picked up on our silliness, and when we were actually viewing the site, ventured, "This must have been expensive to construct--I bet it cost a lot of Himeji-dough."
We groaned, which only spurred him on. When we observed floodlights in the castle courtyard, and expressed an interest in seeing the castle lit up at night, Mr. Tiki queried, "You mean the Himeji-glow????"
We spotted the lavatory. We said, "There's the bathroom, dear, do you need to Himeji-go?"
You'd think it would have stopped there, but it didn't.
Also saw Osaka Joe (in fabulous concrete) and the jaw-dropping Universal Studios shopping arcade. Mr. Tiki got some video of the ear-crunching Christmas carols they were pumping out over the sound system, and we got ice cream.
Now 'tis off to the shinkansen line, for more fun. We have decided that all countries that lack bullet trains suck big time.
