Samurai land

Today I finished my lesson at 12 and headed for 'Samurai Land' in Kyoto, a large complex that has many Edo era show/movie sets. Much filming takes place at the site. Basically it's like you've stepped back into the Japan of 200 years ago. They had everything, from old police stations to toilets. They even had power rangers! As you can see from the photos, those wonderful cherry blossoms are back, everyone loves cherry blossoms. Especially when mixed with alcohol. Such a scenario is called 'hanami' or 'flower viewing'. I'll be going to a hanami for the Osaka Dingoes on Sunday. Luckily my knee isn't hurting too badly. Its much better than I was expecting, I don't even have a limp. Still, I can't train tomorrow. After the samurai fun, we headed into Kyoto City for a look around.




This photo is from the set of my favourite samurai show 'Abarenbo Shogun', the set was from the fire station that features in the show, however I'm not so sure what I'm holding.