Today was a public holiday so we thought that we would head to Okayama for the day. Okayama is a city about 2 hours away from Himeji. There is a black castle there.
They call it the “Black Crow” because of it’s appearance. This castle had been destroyed in World War II and was rebuilt again in 1966. It was actually a very beautiful castle. You could go in a have a look inside. It was quite modern due to the fact that it had been rebuilt. There was even an elevator inside! On one of the levels there was a carriage that the princess used to get carried around in. You were allowed to sit in it so of course we had a turn.
There was also a beautiful garden behind the castle. They were called the Korakuen Gardens. We saw 2 Weddings being photographed there. One bride was in a Kimono and the other bride was in a Western style white dress. Both looked beautiful.
The gardens were very pretty. It would be good to go back again during a different season to compare the difference. Okayama is a big place. We only really had time to explore those two things. I definitely want to go back there because there was so much more to see.
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My favourite part of Okayama was the peach water and my chocolate icecream. I would go all the way back there just to buy ten of each!
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