When Himeji castle was built in 1608 it had all the latest technology. As well as vertical arrow-slits for defence, it had triangular and circular holes for the new-generation muskets.
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Occasional observations of two Aussies in Himeji, Japan. Our amazing year in Nihon. To follow our journey of understanding (and misunderstanding), you’re looking at the wrong end! Perusing chronologically is easy – scroll down the Blog Archive (right, below) back to 2007 when we were frantically packing up in our Adelaide Hills home.... •click any image to enlarge•
rob walker
is a writer/poet/teacher from Adelaide, South Australia now working in Himeji, Japan.
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lyn walker
has taught from high school kids to adults. In South Australia she teaches English to international students
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2008
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May
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- day 154 - Urban Birds of Japan (1)
- day 153 - bird week
- day 152 - a cow contemplates its future.
- day 151 - logo theft
- day 150 - fresh vegitable for your life
- day 149 -GETDOWNFROMTHEREYOU'LLHURTYOURSELF
- day 148 - don't accept icecream from strangers...
- day 147 - the prick room
- day 146 - little boxes
- day 145 - kegs & legs
- day 144 - recycle
- day 143 - look a round
- day 142 - dohyo ring
- day 141 - round trip
- day 140 - rounding on the wine
- day 139 - round pound
- day 138 - rice ball
- day 137 - not a mere sphere
- day 136 - re: coil
- day 135 - playing a round
- day 134 - inversion: reflections in a circle
- day 133 - sphere of humanity
- day 132 - cyclic
- day 131 - cold and tired
- day 130 - concentric concrete
- day 129 - concentric construction
- day 128 - recirculation
- day 127 - circulation
- day 126 - circlets
- day 125 - slow-growth rings
- day 124 - gun circle
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