Inoshishi Delishy

This past Sunday I took a trip to Sasayama, a small town to the north of the Kak. It is famous for it's Inoshishi (wild boar) Nabe (stew). So naturally after walking around to see its temples and samurai houses I had to warm myself up by ordering some. It was ridiculously huge but quite delicious.

The town itself was pretty small but quite lovely. I enjoyed wandering around the little streets. There is the ruins of a castle and a partial reconstruction of it, which houses a museum, but I didn't bother going in to that. The biggest drawback to the town is that it is miles from its station but it had a pleasantly untouched feeling to it.

On Monday I visited Awaji, an island off the coast near Kobe. I have been past it many times on the train but this was my first visit. I took the ferry over and it was quite a pleasant ride. On reaching the island I did some walking, saw an interesting temple and got to ring its big bell. Also climbed up a big hill to see the view, which was quite beautiful. Then wandered through the little town for a while before heading back to the mainland.