Went a little crazy with photo editing software on this photo... But anyways. Met with my host family from my stay 6 years ago this weekend. We were all really excited to see each other again, and after the initial reunion they asked me where I wanted to go. My options were Kobe (which is only a city over for me) or Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan between the Inland Sea and Pacific Ocean). They suggested Shikoku because it's famous for udon, and they remembered my favorite food was anything with noodles. I let them decide, and since they'd never been to Shikoku, we took the three hour car ride to the island. On the way we passed this ferris wheel, and I noticed there wasn't anything else around it in terms of rides or amusement park or anything like that. It was a stand alone feature somewhat close to a group of shops. Keisuke explained that this is actually really common in Japan, with another in Yokohama, and as we found out later, another on Shikoku. All in all, a really fun day out exploring, even with the 3 and a half hours on the train home from Okayama.