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Thursday, June 10, 2010

GW Day 5 Hitachi

On our last day, we drove from Iwaki City (いわき市) back to Tsuchiura (土浦) to return the car. On the way, we stopped by Rokkakudo (六角堂), a place where we planned to go on Day 2 but didn't have the time.

Rokkakudo which basically means a hexagonal room.

This room which faces the sea in the peaceful surroundings have been used by poets, philosophers and artists who come here to seek inspiration and to calm their minds.

Rabindranath Tagore, a famous Indian poet, novelist, musician, playwright and a Nobel prize winner, who reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, also came here.






Around the area, there were other monuments and a museum.

Carved out all from a block of wood.

Countries which were under the Japanese Occupation in World War II would probably be pissed off seeing monument.

The words on the monument basically means Asia as One, which was the ideology of Japan when they launched the "Greater East Asia War" as they called it.

The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was a concept created and promulgated by the government and military of Japan during the Second World War. This 'ideal' represented the desire to create a block of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western powers.



After Rokkakudo, we stopped by a seaside cafe for lunch.






Heart-shaped?!

My salad lunch set. Olive oil with bread.

A plate of vegetables with this very interesting and delicious sauce as the dip.

Li Yan's bagel lunch set.

After lunch, we took a stroll down on the beach before heading back to Tsuchiura.


To sum it up, it was a relaxing Golden Week and it was a nice drive. Minus the fact that I had gastric pains for 2 days, it was a great trip. I definitely want to go back to the caves!

~ { 10:13 PM }
reflections @ 10:13 PM