Shoko-san is the best tour guide. Without her I wouldn't have seen half as much of Kitakyushu as I have. Spending time with her is always enjoyable. I like her pace. We never linger anywhere for too long. We always have an itinerary and most of our travel is done by foot.
She likes to walk. She says its good for her health.
The more time I spend with her and the more I get to know her, I know that I want to be just like her when I'm older.
We spent the day by visiting multiple nature spots. We were hoping that the cherry blossoms would be in bloom, but we were too early. She kept pointing all around saying,
"There's a cherry ... there's one ... there's another ... but no cherries today."
Highlight of the day: Shoko-san showed me her "secret garden". She said she spends almost every spring day there enjoying the cherry blossoms.
We literally went all around town since we each had an unlimited bus pass for the day.
Throughout the day I kept seeing stores, restaurants, and city attractions that I was adding to my mental To-Do list. There's so much I want to do and see.
Here are pictures of some of the parks we visited . . .
City Wide Bus Day Pass - 800 yen
Community Center Park, Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu, Japan
Community Center Park, Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu, Japan
Community Center Park, Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu, Japan
Coffee Shop, Community Center Park, Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu, Japan
Nature Reserve, Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu, Japan
Nature Reserve, Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu, Japan
Japanese Neighborhood, Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu, Japan
Japanese Neighborhood, Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu, Japan
