Mystic tied up on the visitor wall in Hagi
View of the small fishing harbor
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More statues with hats and scarfs meaning a child has died
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Reverberatory furnace
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Views of the Hagi hillside
A local kiln
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Artist at work making the famed Hagi-yaki pottery
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Local seafood market.....making sashimi!!
Large cuttlefish and squid
View of harbor and Mystic tied to wall.....note the dark clouds!!
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Gee, do you think rain is coming...yep...about a minute after I took the picture!!!
Boatyard history
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Excavation site
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This fishing boat looked brand new
Sure enough all these workers showed up to do the last minute outfitting!!
Shoin Yoshida, a revered intellectual from Hagi
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Lord Mori who built the castle
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Manual fire pump
Shinsaku Takasugi, from Hagi instrumental in the rebellion against the Tokagawa Shogunate
Views of the many samurai residences
Very simple, tranquil and elegant
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Mud wall
Hagi Summer Oranges......cross/between orange and grapefruit...a little sour!!
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Not sure I'm buying the bit about the cat:)))
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Kathy bundled up against the rain and cold
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Lord Mori
A Hagi-yaki sake set....$255.....whoa!!!
Views of the castle ruins!!
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A fort was built on top of the hill
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Kathy buying some Summer Oranges
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We woke up to this fishing boat very close to us....needed to repair their net!!
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