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rheia78 April 13 2009, 21:34:14 UTC
1) dragon hedges = amazing

2) you and your mom look really cute

3) i'm glad she finally got to join you in loverly japan

4) water color (at least the part i could see of it)= amazing. can't even begin to fathom how beautiful it is in real life

5) i don't think i could handle all of those festivals and cultural dances- though the unicycle did look fun

6)that fish is amazing. he's like "what are you looking at" but saying it with a stroke mouth. wow.

7)what is shiisa?

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atrampinjapan April 14 2009, 07:39:03 UTC
1) I was quite fond of the dragon shrubbery, as well.

2) Thank you~!

3) Me, too! Me, too! Huzzah for Japan visits!

4) Indeed, Okinawan water is a beautiful color. I do wish the photos did it justice...

5) Ha! The cultural stuff is good, hilarious fun! I have thus far danced in 3 festivals, and been ambushed by several other surprise!festivals. They are like ninjas, these festivals.

6) I love that fish. So much.

7) A shiisa is a great lion-dog protector! A mythical animal, many people have clay statues of shiisa in front of their homes or businesses in Okinawa (one with mouth open to scare away bad spirits, one with mouth closed to keep in the good spirits). Witness:

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rheia78 April 14 2009, 12:46:19 UTC
ah, you got me some shiisa for christmas! i remember now ^_^

they have something similar to that in peru, but instead of a lion-dog it's a ceramic bull that gets perched on your doorway... ^_^

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atrampinjapan April 15 2009, 12:40:49 UTC
I did!

I like the animal protector thing. It's neat.

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