Tamamo Park
These pictures are from Tamamo Park, the old remains of Yuzukijo- Takamatsu's castle. We had a nice time wandering around. The most important part, however, is the moat. This is where the feudal lord forced his samurai to train in the martial art of... swimming!! That's right- swimming is considered a martial art! But, it doesn't stop there. The feudal lord was not satisfied with traditional swimming. No, that wouldn't do at all. So, the feudal lord invented his own swimming stroke! Every year in early January there is a festival honouring the swimming stroke. During this festival people re-enact the swimming stroke to pay hommage to it. It is almost worth staying another year just to be able to return to see this famous stroke!
The moat- where it all began.
Zach enjoys the garden.
All I wanted on the trip was palm trees, and we found palm trees!
The castle- one of the gates.
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