Ok so today we had our sightseeing day because it happened to be Thanksgiving Day here too. That is just a coincidence actually because their Labor Thanksgiving Day is always November 23rd and our Thanksgiving Day changes every year. Anyway, it was a national holiday so the schools were closed. So this morning we went to visit a fish paste factory. Sounds kind of gross, I know but it was very interesting. The fish they use is actually caught in Alaska! After that, we went to a Sake brewing company. Sake is a Japanese rice wine. We learned all about how the wine is made and the master brewer even sang us a song that the old brewers used to sing. Then we tasted some of the wine, which was too strong for my liking. For lunch, our hotel hosted a big "American Lunch" with steak and veggies and awesome desserts. After lunch we visited a beautiful Shinto shrine which is where people who are Shinto go to pray (like Church). We also went to see a beautiful garden and the former residence of an emperor during the meiji period (1860's, I believe is when he stayed there). We finished up our day with a big fancy Japanese dinner to commemorate Thanksgiving. We rented out our own room and sat on cushions on Tatami mat floors. I could really get used to this no shoes thing. I am going to have a hard time wearing shoes when I get home!
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