This is Roppongi Hills, a fancy area where a lot of expats live. It seems like this is where to go when I get homesick. There are a lot of Western stores and restaurants and a big movie theater. We saw an Outback Steakhouse and TGI Friday's. And no, we didn't go to either. I may want to in another couple of months but right now it's still fun exploring all the different restaurants. Last week we tried a Thai place around the corner from the apartment that was really good. Great red curry with chicken.
This is the Sengakuji Temple. We didn't take many pictures here, but it was really interesting. It's famous for the Ako Incident, which took place from 1701-1703. Briefly, there was a disagreement between 2 feudal lords, resulting in the death of one, Asano. Asano's samurai (technically ronin- leaderless samurai) vowed to avenge him. They attacked and killed the other lord, Kira, and cut off his head. The head was then presented to Asano's grave. There's a little museum on the premises that has a recipt for "one head." The ronin then committed ritual suicide. The museum also has wooden statues depicting all of the samurai and Asano. Good story, huh?
This is Roppongi Hills, a fancy area where a lot of expats live. It seems like this is where to go when I get homesick. There are a lot of Western stores and restaurants and a big movie theater. We saw an Outback Steakhouse and TGI Friday's. And no, we didn't go to either. I may want to in another couple of months but right now it's still fun exploring all the different restaurants. Last week we tried a Thai place around the corner from the apartment that was really good. Great red curry with chicken.
This is the Sengakuji Temple. We didn't take many pictures here, but it was really interesting. It's famous for the Ako Incident, which took place from 1701-1703. Briefly, there was a disagreement between 2 feudal lords, resulting in the death of one, Asano. Asano's samurai (technically ronin- leaderless samurai) vowed to avenge him. They attacked and killed the other lord, Kira, and cut off his head. The head was then presented to Asano's grave. There's a little museum on the premises that has a recipt for "one head." The ronin then committed ritual suicide. The museum also has wooden statues depicting all of the samurai and Asano. Good story, huh?
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