Challenges :: 20 Prefectures pt 2
Remember how I stated in an earlier post that I want to visit 20 of the 46 Prefectures in Japan? Well I haven't forgotten it and am still pursuing it. The last time I updated you all I had visited Okayama and also gone to Hyogo. Since then I have visited two more Prefectures and both of them on Shikoku. Ehime Matsuyama is the capital city of Ehime. It's the prefecture just north of Kochi. It's a beautiful place. Myself and another Shimanto JET made the drive up to Matsuyama. It took around 3 hours (much shorter than the alternative which was a 6-7 hour train ride) The first thing I did was meet up with a fellow Toronto JET. We had met through the program's offered Japanese classes and she was gracious enough to be letting me spend the day with her and the night at her place! We had some lunch and then headed to Dogo Onsen. This is the onsen that inspired the bath house from spirited away. It was small but very enjoyable! We wandered around the shopping str...