So….James, Everett and Grandma were on their 5th day in Japan when we decided to take them on day trip while older kids were at school.
We took them to some of our favorite places.
The Fish Market in Hachinohe:
Everett was not so sure about trying “unknown” foods...
Oh, and our choices are endless!
Dried squid.
Grandma is learning to pose in a real Japanese way.
After the Fish Market, we all headed to a shrine that I had never been to before. It’s Kushihiki Hachiman-gu shrine in Hachinohe, built in the 17th century.
Traditionally washing hands before entering the temple grounds.
We found this Hachinohe Horse, symbol of Hachinohe near the torii gates. 
Some beautiful architecture:
We figured out that Grandma was born in the year of a DRAGON! So this is her year this year! Would you like to know what animal you are?
Another Hachinohe Horse.
Grandma really liked this Japanese lantern.
On the way home, we made a stop at Miss Veedol Beach. There used to be two parts to Miss Veedol Beach—the swimming part and the fishing port. Last year’s tsunami destroyed the swimming part completely. Fishing port suffered tremendously as well, most buildings were destroyed and boats washed away. The whole swimming part of the Beach is still blocked off, I am sure they are trying to rebuild it, maybe even in time for summer. On the fishing port side, you can tell how much has been done to get things back to normal.
Rebuilding the wall to protect the land.
These cement blocks are massive!
It is still quite sobering to be standing on top of one of those retention walls, looking back at how far the water can reach if there were a tsunami and realizing how devastating the power of a tsunami could be.
You can still see how high tsunami wave was in this area. Just this spring the new branches are appearing on the trees in this grove that were standing on the way of the tsunami.
All right, let’s not leave it on a sour note. We’ve got much more to write about regarding our second daytrip (or Day 6 in Japan)—that was quite an action packed day! So come back for more in a couple of days.
Have a great day!
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