Finally!

So we've been here over two months, and our blog is finally up! Hurrah for us! We'll skip the catch-up and jump into a real report:
This weekend found us having an uber-Japanese experience. We went to Takeda and hauled a mikoshi [portable shrine]. We then indulged in some fantastic sake and a tasty bento. For afters, we went for a sake brewery tour, then continued up to a Buddhist temple that enshrines 4 gods. Were lucky enough to view the ancestral tablets and a Buddhist ceremony for some pilgrims. We then caught a train to Fukuchiyama, where we ate some udon while we waited for our transfer. Super Japanese day!