Yup, it was my first trip to oversea and I appreciate it so so much. It is a training trip to Wakayama Japan and known as legendary origin of modern Japanese knowledge and culture. It was a religous town than any large urbanization of Japan. Wakayama is located at south of Osaka.
The legend say XU FU from QIN Dynasty arrive at the place of wakayama and start living and teaching at the place. He bring in new way of farming and medicine from China to ancient Japan. There are still temple at Kumono river that people are workshipping him and known his as God of Farm and Medicine.
I've been staying Japan for five days which I've spent four days at Minabe, Tanabe. Interestingly, the hotel i stay was near to the ancient pigrim route by ancient Japanese. Of course, the fourth day morning I took the chance wake up 4 something which already sunrised at Japan and walk on the pilgrim route too. It was cold and about 20C and it was a bit creepy to walk alone. I visited 3 Shrine but dare not walk into the shrine.
i was amazed by the Japanese culture and working attitude and felt sorry to see what we have in our country. It was sad and it is completely different world of people when I was in the circle. I still finding why they are so committed to what they doing.
