Tetsujin 28

We finally stopped by the park in Kobe where there is an 18 meter-tall statue of the robot Tetsujin 28, or Gigantor, as was his American moniker. Kobe was the birthplace of Mitsuteru Yokoyama, the writer of the original 1956 manga.

Kasai Sake and Slides

Last month, we decided to drive about 45 minutes to Kasai, a rural town, two towns north of Miki. Years ago, I visited a sake brewery in Kasai, and we thought we would check it out again. The brewery had a fantasic restaurant with with great decor and excellent Japanese cuisine. Becky got to sample sevel sakes and plum liquers (I couldn't because I was driving), and we bought some to take home.

After the brewery, we went to a nearby park, where we were immediatley greeted by some park cats. The park is famous for having the largest globe clock in the world, which was not terribly impressive. Far more impressive, were the giant roller slides! Of course, we were the only ones going down the slides who didn't have children with us, but that didn't mean we weren't having just as much fun as the kids!