Iwakuni Japan.
That person reading over my shoulder thinks I need to tell you more about Japan.
I wish I could tell you about all the places that I have been to while here, and maybe I will as the days go by. I live in Iwakuni Japan which is above Hiroshima about 40 miles. I say above because my sence of direction is really out of kilter here. The Pacific seems to be to the east of me, the Sea of Japan to the west, Hiroshima should be to the north, but its not, Japan runs east and west and so Hiroshima is to the East. If I repeat that over and over, I might just get it. (Ill talk about Hiroshima one day because I have some great pictures and great memories of the place, but let me start with Iwakuni)
Iwakuni is a small dot on the Japanese map and unlike most towns, its surrounded by rice and lotus fields not other towns. I mean if you go to Tokyo its mile after mile of city, but we have country here and little gardens and a river and the ocean. Its really not a place that one would come to if you had a two week vacation because there is not a lot to see or do. We do have a bridge that was built 600 years ago and its very interesting and a castle thats pretty whimpy by Japanese Castle standards.
Again I need to post some picture.
