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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Saturday, May 09, 2009

Didn't expect to see Wal-Mart grocery bags here. In Japan nearly everyone brings or buys reusable bags for shopping.


That's Nancy out by the car in the parking deck -- we're parked on the very top level.


In the car, Stan shows me his certificate & prize money -- 30,000 yen -- that's about $300! I had no idea there was prize money involved! First place won $1000, and second won $500. No wonder there was such a good turnout of generally shy Japanese men! If we're still in Japan next year, we'll be sure to return & hopefully Stan can let his "bike handles" grow even longer . . .


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