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    • Day 176

      Wwoofing à Hakusan

      July 3, 2020 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Nous venons de passer deux semaines à Hakusan dans une famille philipino-japonaise ! Ce couple ayant aussi bien plusieurs champs (de riz, maïs, papayes, patates douces, etc), deux jeunes enfants, une grande guesthouse et un projet de reconstruction d'une ancienne mairie en centre culturel, on pensait travailler du matin au soir. Par chance (ou malchance), nos deux semaines ont coïncidées avec la saison des pluies. Nous avons ainsi eu beaucoup de temps libre, mais aussi la désagréable impression que les parents se déchargeaient sur nous des tâches restantes : vaisselle, rangement et enfants... Il n'y avait pas grand chose à faire avec eux puisque grâce à la baby-sitter 2.0 (la tablette) et une glace, tous les problèmes et caprices s'évanouissent. Un peu déprimant de voir deux jeunes enfants devant les écrans non-stop...

      Nous avons donc fait peu de choses intéressantes durant notre séjour si ce n'est dans la cuisine ! Nous avons appris à cuisiner des okonomyiakis et des gyozas, profité des soupes misos à tous les repas et eu un petit aperçu de la cuisine philippine. Nous avons également pu discuter avec certains guests ou partager nos points de vue sur la culture française et japonaise.

      Nous avons également profité des quelques acalmies pour randonner à pied ou à vélo électrique et se frotter eux éléments, que ce soit une forêt dense ou des ours... Nous avons également passé une journée dans la ville d'Ise. Située sur la côte, la ville est connue pour abriter le sanctuaire shinto le plus sacré du pays et donc de la religion. Pour nous qui sommes de simples païens, les bâtiments étaient tous semblables mais on sentait une ferveur plus importante que dans d'autres lieux de culte.. Sur la côté, nous avons pu admirer Meoto Rocks, deux rochers posés sur l'eau et parfaits pour une carte postale. On a senti l'absence d'état d'urgence et d'inquiétude quant au virus : c'était noir de monde, même sous une pluie battante ! Dans les endroits improbables que nous avons visité, impossible de ne pas citer le Japan Musée du Louvre ! En partie en plein air, on peut y voir des reproductions de statues célèbres : Venus de Milo, Statue de la liberté, pyramide du Louvre... Le tout perdu dans la campagne à deux pas de où nous vivions ! Le Japon ne cessera de nous surprendre.

      Au final, une expérience en demi-teinte, qui nous a fait découvrir et nous poser des questions sur pas mal de sujets.
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    • Day 6

      Suzuka Race Day

      September 24, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

      After setting off extra early to avoid the queues I arrived at the circuit just in time to watch the Porsche race. There was an airshow by the Japanese "Blue Impulse" group which made me appreciate just how incredible the Red Arrows are in comparison. The crowds were massive but everything was running smoothly. I stocked up on 500¥ Heineken (around £2.50) and got ready for the main event.

      The race itself was action packed, I got a glimpse of Lando leading briefly into the first turn, and lots of views of Russell battling with his alternative strategy. We couldn't hear any of the commentary (most of it was in Japanese anyway), so the Mexican group next to me and I were very confused as Perez rejoined the race for a couple laps.

      After the race I finally got the opportunity to walk the track, down all the way to the first corner, appreciating the "buzzing corner" beehives that Vettel has set up.

      Whilst leaving the circuit I discovered that the Japanese also partake in the tradition of stealing everything from the circuit, as all of the driver flags were being carried away... except for Lance Stroll
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    • Day 4

      Suzuka Day 2

      September 22, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Practice day at Suzuka meant that I had access to every grandstand around the circuit. So I spent the day roaming around finding the best views and practicing my photography, starting at the chicane, then over to Spoon corner at the far side of the track, then to the iconic bridge section and finally making my way over to the 'S' curves.

      Getting back to the hotel was a challenge thanks to the 2 hour queue for the shuttle out of the circuit. I'm mentally preparing myself to walk there and back instead on race day.

      In the evening I wandered around Nagoya in search of food and found a great Yakitori bar with very cheery staff who were very excited to talk about football when they discovered I was British!
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    • Day 5

      Suzuka Qualifying

      September 23, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

      On Saturday I found my seat for the rest of the weekend, on the entry to the 3rd corner, entering the S section of the track. I also realized this was the Red Bull fan grandstand, although I soon found that the biggest cheers were for Perez as there was a large Mexican attendance.

      From my seat I could see the start lights (and just about the top of the cars down the main straight), turn 1/2 and the run up the hill into the S. It was staggering watching the cars fly through the these corners on their hot laps, they change direction so quickly it barely seems real.

      After qualifying I decided to wait at the track for a while instead of queueing for the bus, there was a track walk however the queue was already busy 2 hours before it opened so I decided to give it a miss. Instead I watched the driver interviews, amazingly everyone sat on the ground to ensure that others could get a good view. A surprise appearance from Sebastian Vettel was also great!
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    • Day 11

      Day 10: Hurricane Alert

      March 26 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 8 °C

      This morning, one of us (guess who) was hesitating in getting on the bikes with a hurricane 🌀 alert 🚨 and heavy rain 🌧️… but one of us convinced (with coffee) the group to leave our warm ryokan. After a long wet & drying stop in Ise, we saw the first Sakura 🌸 in the Ise Jingu Shrine and our first ray of
      sun in three days ⛅️ along the road passing through the beautiful old villages of Taki district…
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    Tsu-shi, Tsu, 津市

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