Ebi wa oishikatta desu nee!
Today we had the day off, so we slept in. The weather was beautiful, finally clear enough to see the ocean, breezy and not so humid. I wandered around and took some pictures:
http://space.mit.edu/~milleric/personal/photos/usc_2005_09
In the late afternoon we went down to the 4-stoplight town of Uchinoura, and went to the onsen, or bath house, which is a very traditional part of Japanese culture. In fact, in most homes (and the living quarters here) the bath/shower is set up and used like onsen, with a separate shower and soaking tub. You shower first, then get in the tub (with no soap!), relax, then get out and shower again. And then maybe get back in the tub. The whole process is supposed to cleanse your body and your mind and keep you healthy. The water at the onsen is very hot and very clean, with no chemicals or chlorine, so I'd say that's healthy. Anyway, it ain't like the jacuzzi at the Holiday Inn.
After the onsen we went to a restaurant and ate a giant shrimp (as you'll know if you looked at the photos already). The shrimp is lobster sized, and looks like a lobster, but I was assured it was indeed a shrimp or ebi. And yes, it was raw. We had giant ebi, large ebi, snails, sashimi, broiled fish, ebi in broth, scallops, rice, and beer. It was quite delicious.
Alas, Kotooshu lost in a tie-breaker match today to Asahoryu the Mongolian. But nevertheless the foreign domination of sumo continues. Will there ever be another Japanese champion?
Back to the grind tomorrow...
http://space.mit.edu/~milleric/personal/photos/usc_2005_09
In the late afternoon we went down to the 4-stoplight town of Uchinoura, and went to the onsen, or bath house, which is a very traditional part of Japanese culture. In fact, in most homes (and the living quarters here) the bath/shower is set up and used like onsen, with a separate shower and soaking tub. You shower first, then get in the tub (with no soap!), relax, then get out and shower again. And then maybe get back in the tub. The whole process is supposed to cleanse your body and your mind and keep you healthy. The water at the onsen is very hot and very clean, with no chemicals or chlorine, so I'd say that's healthy. Anyway, it ain't like the jacuzzi at the Holiday Inn.
After the onsen we went to a restaurant and ate a giant shrimp (as you'll know if you looked at the photos already). The shrimp is lobster sized, and looks like a lobster, but I was assured it was indeed a shrimp or ebi. And yes, it was raw. We had giant ebi, large ebi, snails, sashimi, broiled fish, ebi in broth, scallops, rice, and beer. It was quite delicious.
Alas, Kotooshu lost in a tie-breaker match today to Asahoryu the Mongolian. But nevertheless the foreign domination of sumo continues. Will there ever be another Japanese champion?
Back to the grind tomorrow...
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