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Mountain Travel
Since we had planned a day away from Hikari, we left the school at about 10:30 and Kyoko's parents took us, again with the baby, by automobile to tour Yamaguchi Preficture. We drove first to see Kintaibashi Bridge, a structure with five wooden spans which arch between stone piers over a river flowing through a scenic mountainous area. The bridge is built without nails and the three central bows are met at either end with slighter, less highly arched ones. Located so high above this bridge that it appears small, a white medieval castle overlooks the scene at a bend in the river. Since we had more to see, 1 elected not to take the cable car to the top to visit the castle. On this one occasion, I conceded to my acrophobia, but I can assure you that on this trip. I’ve been treated to innumerable sights from heights I was reluctant to go to, but determined not to be scared away from.
Journeys in Japan seem always to involve travel through and among mountains. The Japanese have resorted to tunnels to "remove” the mountains, but in many cases there are twisting, scaling roads which take one through forests and valleys. Everywhere there are terraced rice fields and coves with clusters of farm houses. For the most part, these houses are post-war built, but an interesting aspect of yesterday’s excursion was the sight of many old thatched roofed houses, sometimes remaining beside or attached
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