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| Hamamatsu -- the city of water and pines |
I went home yesterday.... I went back to where my adventure here in Hamamatsu all started. I went back to my little fishing village -- Bentenjima. I have been meaning to go back for quite a while but each time something happens and I don't make it. But, yesterday, I was determined. I wanted to go back. I wanted to feel the sand in my toes again. I wanted to see the ocean again. I wanted to splash in the waves. And I wanted to properly say goodbye. I was so blessed. It was so beautiful. I have never seen the weather so gorgeous or the water so clear! For hours, I just enjoyed my quiet beach.
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| the Bentenjima torii gate |
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| the bridge to my old apartment (the wind destroyed many an umbrella on this bridge) |
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| my neighborhood boats |
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| shells drying -- they have quite a unique "scent" -- one that I finally have learned to appreciate |
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| breakfast -- homemade melon pan (a Japanese bread I have come to love) |
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| the clear, clear water |
My time here in Japan may be like footsteps in the sand -- soon to be washed away in people's memories. But, for me, the experience will always remain. The journey has been too amazing. Oh, how I will miss this country, its people, and all that it has taught me!
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