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DAY 29 - 32 Ethnopunk Logo Ethnopunk journey (part3) We left Himeji, walked through Aioi, Ako, Bizen. Walking, sleeping outside in the park, trsting at onsen, walking more, sleeping at the shrine and walking again, sleeping in another park and now walking again. We should reach Okayama city tonight. #Japanwalking #walking #shamisen #shishimai #streetperformer #pilgrimage #busking #slovakia #slovakfood #fuyara #fujara #shamisen #shinto #shintoshrine #temple #himeji #okayama

DAY 28 Ethnopunk Logo Ethnopunk journey (part3) @haveyoustayed Today is our final day at the House, we cleaned and tidied the place and left our signature painting here for the memory as a gift from us to the House. Thank you very much. The walk continues!!! Next destination is OKAYAMA!!! #Japanwalking #walking #shamisen #shishimai #streetperformer #pilgrimage #busking #slovakia #slovakfood #fuyara #fujara #shamisen #shinto #shintoshrine #temple #himeji #okayama

DAY 27 Himeji castle festival parade Ethnopunk journey (part3) Himeji castle is one of the 12th remaining original castles across Japan. It is called "white heron castle" and it is not only the biggest, but also said to be the most beautiful one. On the second day of Himeji castle festival, visitors could see a parade with many samurais wearing armor and historical costumes as well as various dance and music performances. #Japanwalking #walking #shamisen #shishimai #streetperformer #pilgrimage #busking #kobe #onsen #sunny #slovakia #slovakfood #fuyara #fujara #shamisen #shinto #shintoshrine #temple #himeji #himejicastle #samuraiparade #samurai #armour

DAY 26 Noh Ethnopunk journey (part3) 51st Himeji castle Noh theatre performance. Many people gathered at the castle on Friday evening. The performance started at 6pm and lasted for nearly 4 hours. Special athmosohere of the castle, unique visuals, costumes, movements, storytelling and traditional music of nōhkan flute, ko- tsuzumi, ō-tsuzumi and taiko drums. Around 8pm when it got dark, large fires were lit creating even more atmospheric stage for the final performance full of special effects, demonic masks and dynamic music. Noh, one of the oldest theatrical forms in the world. Powerful expressions with highly prescribed movements and storylines conveying abstract emotions where space and time is not real and imagination of the audience is crucial. #Japanwalking #walking #shamisen #shishimai #streetperformer #pilgrimage #busking #kobe #onsen #sunny #slovakia #slovakfood #fuyara #fujara #shamisen #shinto #shintoshrine #temple #himeji #himejicastle #noh #nohtheatre #nohkan #taiko

DAY 21 - 25 The House Ethnopunk journey (part3) @haveyoustayed We came to the House thinking we will stay just a day or two but we as usual stayed longer. First MK was waiting for a new Itomaki, shamisen peg, that got broken in Kobe on the way. BIG THANKS to Sasakawa Kojin , MK's shamisen sensei, who sent spare parts for MK in such short time and thus saved the situation. The rest of the week we spent sorting and editing videos and pictures as well as writting new texts and reports. We were going to leave on Friday, but the Himeji castle festival started so we stayed for the festivities, cultural program and opportunity for busking and meeting new people. #Japanwalking #walking #shamisen #shishimai #streetperformer #pilgrimage #busking #kobe #onsen #sunny #slovakia #slovakfood #fuyara #fujara #shamisen #shinto #shintoshrine #temple #himeji #himejicastle #arthouse

DAY 17, 18, 19, 20 Kobe to Himeji Ethnopunk journey (part3) So after we left Kobe, we started walking towards the famous Suma beach, continued through Akashi bridge and arrived at Okura beach. It was early morning, getting bright already when we completely exhausted fell asleep right in front of the Tatsunoyu onsen. Tatsunoyu https://maps.app.goo.gl/ux9ZxDvvWUNtCPeB8 We where kindly woken up by the onsen stuff at 8:30 am. The onsen opened at 9am so we went in, took a bath and spent the whole day there, sleeping, resting, watching sumo and taking more bath. Then we left and continued walking through the night again. In the morning we found Ae shrine in Harima. Ae Shrine https://maps.app.goo.gl/LDnaDPhyNF5M5CgJ6 and spent the whole day hiding from rain there. The rain stoped around midnight so we continued walking another night, already a third night in a raw. In the morning we found another shrine, Kamo shrine, where we took a shelter for the day. Kamo Shrine https://maps.app.goo.gl/FQzHkKMxi3UgZ71j6 At around early afternoon we left the shrine, it was still raining, but we had to go because had an appointment at Fukujo temple where we were awaited by the temple family. Fukujo Temple https://maps.app.goo.gl/x98zKhouRjU8wNUv7 We came, after three nights of walking, dirty, smelly, tired and quite hungry. The family took such great care of us, we could take a nice bath, clean our cloths, we were served with delicious dinner, later we performed our music act and had a sake party till late. Thank you so much. The next morning we woke up early, had a lovely breakfast and continued the walk. It was only one hour walk to Himeji station, where we left our lagguage and with a local guide we went the the Himeji castle and got full 6 hours long excursion around the city, castle and near by garden. Thank you very much to Mr. Guide, who told us so many amazing facts and interesting points in Japanese history about samurai, the way how the castle was built and so much more. THANK YOU #Japanwalking #walking #shamisen #shishimai #streetperformer #pilgrimage #busking #kobe #onsen #fuyara #fujara #shamisen #shinto #shintoshrine #temple #himeji #himejicastle

Walking from Kobe to Himeji ~ 3D map ~ Ebisu Ainu track https://t.co/1TqTvudK5e via @YouTube

DAY 14, 15, 16 Hitchhiking and event in FATRA cafe Ethnopunk journey (part3) So after 20 mins of Hitchhiking we got lucky and a car full of friendly people stoped and took us to Nara. We had a fun time chatting and kerning about their community, Tenrikyo. https://www.tenrikyo.or.jp/ After a few hours of drive we arrived at Tenri town and got a very interesting guide through their amazing church headquarters. The athmosohere of the place was very friendly, radiating positive and peaceful energy. Thank you very much. We got even more lucky, because our hitching angles bought us a dinner and tickets to Kobe, so late in the evening we were back in Kobe again. Yeah!!! Mission accomplished!!! Hitchhiking in Japan!!! The next day we had another event in Fatra cafe, shamisen and shishimai and celebrated our last evening in Kobe. In the morning we packed up and started walking again, on the way we met people from local TV, Channel 3, Sun TV and had funny encounter with their crew. Thank you Kobe!!! #Japanwalking #walking #shamisen #shishimai #streetperformer #pilgrimage #busking #kobe #onsen #sunny #slovakia #slovakfood #fuyara #fujara #shamisen #tea #greentea #teaharvesting #tiefields #mie #shinto #shintoshrine #shintoism #Tenrikyo #suntv #fatra #fatracafe

DAY 14 Kawazoe shrine and hitchhike back to Kobe Ethnopunk journey (part3) This morning we went to Kawazoe shrine 川添神社 川添神社（五身懸宮） to get blessings for our Shishimai. Our good friend Shinki Tsubota performed a special shinto ritual to take away bad energy and bring us luck. Thank you After that we packed up our stuff and cleaned the house and made a hitchhiking sign that will hopefully get us back to Kobe so we can continue our walking journey. 👍👍👍 #Japanwalking #walking #shamisen #shishimai #streetperformer #pilgrimage #busking #kobe #onsen #sunny #slovakia #slovakfood #fuyara #fujara #shamisen #tea #greentea #teaharvesting #tiefields #mie #shinto #shintoshrine #shintoism

Kyoto to Kobe via Osaka - On Foot! Ethnopunk Journey part 3 https://t.co/f3Ven6ly4Z via @YouTube