This weekend Braden's friend Ed took us on a tour of the Izumo Grand Shrine. It was a beautiful shrine. I especially loved the huge ropes hanging from the roof of the main buildings. One of the pictures shows me throwing a coin at the rope. There were lots of people throwing coins at it hoping they'd stick, I think it was for good luck or something. Looking up at the rope you could see tons of coins imbedded in the pieces of straw. It was fun, and I got my coin to stick, so I guess I'll have good luck, hehe. There were lots of other small buildings and shrines around, including one especially for students. It was pretty busy, there were lots of people paying their respects to the shrine that day, I think since this is the month when all the shinto gods come to the shrine to discuss the year. Also, it was a beautiful sunny weekend, the first really nice day we've had in a while. Before going to the shrine we ate at a really yummy yaki-niku place, where they have grills set into the table and the waiters bring you raw meat which you then grill yourself along with any veggies you may have ordered. The restaurant was owned by the Shimane Winery, and you could also order fresh grape juice or wine with your meal. We all got the grape juice and it was delicious :D. There were lots of pretty vineyards around Izumo, and lake Shinji isn't very far either, its really a very pretty town. Don't get me wrong though, I love Matsue too, I especially love the way the city lights reflect off of lake Shinji at night, its really beautiful :). Anywho, that's all I'm gonna write for now, I gotta eat some dinner and get ready for karate soon. For those who are on facebook I've posted more photos on there. Check em out :).
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