Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Nakijin Castle Remains

Not much of a castle anymore... more like a pile of rocks.
Cherry blossoms start to bloom in January already! In Japan, the cherry blossoms in Okinawa are the first to bloom.
















Tuesday, January 28, 2014

首里城 / Shuri Castle

This was the castle of the Ryukyu Kingdom.



First, there's Japanese followed by English ("Attention").
After the first two lines, there's: Japanese, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Korean, and English. Can you see the differences?











Sunday, January 26, 2014