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One of my fave photos from Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu. It was almost like they set up the shot for me
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A newly married couple posing for photos, and tourists in a poled boat passing in front.
I saw the composition shaping up from a distance, and took off running toward them to get the angle. Crazy foreigners :-).
We had the historic town of Uchiko on Shikoku Island in Japan nearly to ourselves in mid-April — love traveling in low season!
There is also a lovely restored kabuki theater in this town, but that’ll wait for another post.
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Now that’s a lovely mail box
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A few photos from the Takamatsu Castle ruins a few weeks ago during our Japan travels.
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