This small stone building over the pond in the northern half of the Ritsurin Garden used to be a place to watch ducks during the Edo Period, and probably hunt them too. And actually that makes me wonder. If Japanese people used to eat ducks a few Centuries

    I think it’s seriously time I visit Marugame Castle again. It is one of the few (12 I think) remaining castles in Japan that hasn’t been rebuilt (in other terms, the main tower is the original from the Edo Period). It is also said to be the smallest

    Those two houses are traditional houses from the Edo Period that can be seen at Shikoku Mura in Takamatsu. A place I warmly advise you to visit if you’re ever in Takamatsu.      

  About a month ago (on February 11th) as it was a holiday, we went for a small day trip to Kurashiki in the Okayama Prefecture (by the way, it was and still is the only time I spent on Honshū since I’ve moved to Japan). We especially visited the