Japan 8th Day - Araiyakushimae, Hawaii

On the morning of our last day in Japan we took a quick trip to a small town called Araiyakushimae in search of a candy store. Turns out the candy store closed down, but we still had a nice time walking around the area.  I ended up not taking too many pictures, but here are a few.





This is the cute lady that Leslie fell in love with.   She was so adorable.


Leslie bought some handkerchiefs from her, even though she really didn't need any.  I love this shot 'cause you can see Leslie's thumb holding on to the lady's fingers . . . so cute.


We had lunch at a one-man shop.  This is the soba that I had.  


This is what Les ate.


We paid first at this machine and got a ticket which we gave to the man.


There was a bakery along one of the streets. I took a quick look inside.  I thought this was intriguing. Looks like it's some kind of manju.  I regret that I didn't buy any.  I'll always wonder about it.




I did buy about six of the dorayaki on the left to bring home.  I'm glad I did 'cause it was the best I ever ate . . . so fresh.


Our flight home was scheduled to depart at around 8 p.m.  I took this picture while waiting in line to check in.


Here we are back home!  Notice my luggage on the left compared to Leslie's stuff.  Wouldja believe that during the trip Les kept scolding me for buying too much stuff.  I must admit . . . every square inch of my suitcase was stuffed. 


Here are my omiyage. I shoulda taken stuff out of the packages so you could see them too.  There are six bags of senbei and six boxes of mochi that are in the packages in the back.  Amazing yah!


Well, that wraps it up for our Japan trip. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.  I like go back again already.  Let me know if you plan to go and need company :)