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| Being tough in my tough car. |
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| Ebino cherry blossoms. |
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| Heading towards Kumamoto castle. |
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| Kumamoto castle. |
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| Kumamoto castle at night taken from the hostel we were staying at. |
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| Em's favourite cherry blossom pic. |
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| Kaito kun. |
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| Kaito with mum, Kao. This is where Em first went WWOOFing. |
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| Lach and Kansai Gaidai mate Yuki Maya proving that Ebino isn't just home to a big ugle coke factory! |
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| Em's parents Paul and Jenny also came to visit us in April. This is them taking in the sites at lake Miike, Takachiho in the background. |
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| Purification at Kirishima shrine. |
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| Jenny with a late blooming cherry blossom. |
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| The Ebino international center was good enough to put on a BBQ for the visiting foreigners. |
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| These fish can be seen everywhere in Japan during April. They are part of a festival for young boys so they don't feel left out after hina matsuri earlier in the year which is for the girls. |
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| We got lucky with the weather and after a serious stint in the gift shop we went for a great walk around Ebino plateau. |
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| Karakuni dake looking as awesome as ever. |
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| Some deer foraging for food late in the afternoon. |
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| Heading to Sakurajima on the car ferry with Sonia. |
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| Jenny relaxing with the local rice providing diety. |
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| Lach and Em jamming with the Takeuchis in preparation for our first gig with them. |
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| Lach and the man himself, Takeuchi sensei, shamisen master and shredder. |
