Golden temple

We enjoyed the beautiful golden temple this morning.

Shopping and dinner

We went shopping in the afternoon then met with the local friendship club for dinner before heading back to our hosts for sake and snacks and conversation before bed.

Traditional lunch

This morning we had a traditional Japanese breakfast of rice, fish, miso, salad and tea.

For lunch we has seaweed soup, beef and rice. It was delicious.

Temple tour

We enjoyed the temple tour.  We had to paint a small doll as part of a ritual.

Minoh falls

Today we went to visit a beautiful local waterfall.  It was lovely wandering through the bush on a lovely sunny day.

Rotary Club of Mino-o

Tonight we enjoyed a delicious banquet at the local Rotary Club, where Tony gave a 15 minute speech after the mayoral address and Kate received a stunning bouquet of beautiful flowers.

Welcome to Minoh

We were warmly welcomed to Minoh by the local mayor and many of the associations with connections to Hutt City.