While we were walking to another shopping center north of the department store,after we visited our first shrine, we found a kimono store on the second floor of a building, we were extremely fortunate. The clerk there spoke a good amount of english and was very nice to us, she gave Sharon this magazine with all sorts of beautiful kimono in there, I was actually jealous. I was directed to the Komon in the store, which is known to be a common kimono and is very beautiful. I decided to buy one for my fiance and some hairpins to go with it. After purchasing the kimono, the clerk said we were all allowed to have a pair of tabi(split-toe socks). Granted they are for women because they are much to small for me, I'll give them to MaryJo.
The shopping center we went to after the kimono store was just a beautiful work of art. The architecture was amazing and they had a canal running through it. I took quite a few pictures and they even had water jets in the canal that shot water up like a firework display. We had lunch there in our first ramen shop. The ordering had us a little confused at first because we ordered our ramen outside the shop almost like a soda machine. Once we selected what we wanted to eat, a little ticket was printed out, we were then directed inside to sit at a counter, where we waited a few short minutes for our ramen. Once it was served, pictures were taken and noodles were devoured. It was sooooo good! I love ramen.
After the department center,we visited a bhuddist temple right in the middle of the city and walked around. The temple itself was very ominous and ancient, but extremely cool. Since more of our group arrived, we're going to go out and do some karaoke, whoo!Take care everyone :D
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