Sunday, January 10, 2010

Iwakuni






My home on the other side of the world, where the local girls told me that I looked like Harry Potter. When I said I was 30 years-old, they look surprised and said 25. That made me feel better about the Harry Potter comment.

Iwakuni has about 100,000 people and like most places in Japan, the town seems surrounded by mountains. It's most famous for the Kintai-kyo bridge, which has a lot of character, but I'd also add Iwakuni's castle as a memorable sight. I'd rank it among the best of all the castles I saw. It sits on top of one of the mountains overlooking the entire town.

After visiting the crowded craziness of other cities, it was always nice to come home to Iwakuni.

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