Yesterday the sun was shining, it was nice and warm, and the cherry trees were blooming, so Braden and I decided to ride our bikes and enjoy the cherry trees around Matsue castle. It was beautiful! Matsue castle has lots of Cherry trees around it, and there are lots of paths and parks where you can just sit and enjoy the scenery. There were quite a few people there enjoying the lovely weather and blossoms, we even saw quite a few foreigners, who probably came from surrounding towns to visit the castle during its prettiest time. Matsue castle is the only surviving castle in the Sanin area (which covers a large portion of west Japan) so it`s pretty famous. We also visited a nearby shrine that was a favorite of Lafcadio Hearn`s while he lived here (If you don`t know who is he, read my previous post). There were some vendors there selling food too, so Braden and I bought a chestnut cream filled bun that was really warm and yummy. The vendors weren`t all that busy, they said that most of Matsue had come to enjoy the trees over the weekend. I`m glad we came when it wasn`t so busy ;). We didn`t go into the castle itself though. We were going to go on Monday with the elders but Braden had too many classes that day and couldn`t go, so we`re probably gonna go with our friend Ed some other day. The entrance fee to the castle is pretty cheap if you`re a foreigner (foreigners get a lot of discounts to cultural stuff in Matsue, which is pretty awesome :D). But even though we didn`t go in the castle, you can walk inside the outer walls all you want for free, and that was fun :).
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