JAPAN ADVENTURE

Welcome to Margie & Stan's Japan Adventure - our photo blog while living on MCAS Iwakuni in beautiful Yamaguchi Prefecture in Western Japan from 8/2004 to present. My photo above is the famous Kintai Bridge right here in Iwakuni. Be sure to check out Blog Archive (below left) for highlights of our travels. And leave us a comment - we'd love to hear from you! Click on photos to enlarge.
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Monday, January 05, 2009

Some of the dishware on display from early 1700's.


Bamboo ceiling

The pictures show how this machine was used in oil making from rapeseed (or as we know it, canola). These beautiful yellow flowers bloom all over Iwakuni and this area of Japan. See a photo here: http://www.greenpacks.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/rapeseed-canola-field.jpg
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