{"id":15649,"date":"2026-01-05T22:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/?p=15649"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:32:30","slug":"fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/es\/fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15649\" class=\"elementor elementor-15649\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5003222d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5003222d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a4d9442\" data-id=\"2a4d9442\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa81012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fa81012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fukuoka<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d1ebc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d1ebc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f757b7\" data-id=\"7f757b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e65d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e65d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 December 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c28a0c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c28a0c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d01b319\" data-id=\"4d01b319\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55286ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55286ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-602bd541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"602bd541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1410e487\" data-id=\"1410e487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69707ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69707ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Okinawa has been one of my favorite travel destinations to date. Specifically, the Kerama Islands, which are off the coast of the island of Okinawa. The ocean is a beautiful blue, and below the surface, it is full of healthy coral and marine life. We visited one year and a week after our first visit, but this time we got unlucky with the weather.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36370a73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36370a73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4d2355\" data-id=\"7c4d2355\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3165647a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3165647a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dcf018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24dcf018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">D\u00eda 1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59cee386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59cee386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Dazaifu Tenmagu Shrine<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bc81d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bc81d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ae83e5\" data-id=\"1ae83e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ff2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72ff2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7493557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7493557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4031-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15654\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4031-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4031-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4031-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4031-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4031-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4031.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db106fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db106fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"346\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We got off the ferry at 7:30 am. We took a bus toward our hostel, which ended up getting packed. Trying to get off the bus was like watching a bad sitcom.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"346\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was hurdling suitcases and banging my backpack on the backs of heads. I pressed through the bus crowd, but it took so long that the bus driver closed the door to drive away just as I was arriving at the front. I managed to signal to the driver who saw my desperate struggle and didn&#8217;t leave.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"346\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had a ticket and wasn\u2019t sure how to pay. He pushed a button and told me the fare, which I had to pay with cash. In the heat of the moment, I had not planned ahead for this. I, flustered, unzipped my Fanny pack and started digging around furiously looking for exact change.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"346\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019d bought a bottle of water, which I\u2019d placed inside along with other random items that stretched the bag and made it hard to access. I\u2019d decided to place cash in the least accessible pocket. I started popping coins into the receptacle as quickly as I could pull them out, praying I could reach the total quickly as the rest of the bus sat and watched me.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"346\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After shakily putting a few coins in, I had 100\u00a5 left to pay, and by some great luck or providence, I pulled out just what I needed &#8211; a shiny 100\u00a5 coin. I moved quickly to slam the coin into the cursed money slot and leave. But in my hurried movements, I somehow lost my grip on the coin, and it flipped out of my hand and flew through the air.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"346\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time slowed, and I watched in horror as it flew towards the driver. It hit his knee, fell to the ground, and rolled out of sight. I slowly looked up from the ground and into the bus driver&#8217;s eyes. I could barely meet his gaze. I could see he sighed from beneath his mask. I looked down, unsure if I should get down on my hands and knees to look for it or tell him to forget it and keep searching my bag. Both options seemed unfathomable.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"346\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He removed one of his white driver gloves and bent over to fish around for it. After a moment, he produced the coin, which he successfully deposited in the slot. I said, \u201cThank you.\u201d he didn\u2019t say anything, and I stepped off the bus. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b2ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49b2ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb5b628 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb5b628\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-babf25c\" data-id=\"babf25c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111b3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"111b3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4032-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15664\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4032-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4032-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4032-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4032-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4032.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93dc8eb\" data-id=\"93dc8eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e4edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9e4edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We walked to the hostel, checked in, and left our bags. The hostel, called <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/DHYbJwZ77HKqKYsF7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Millennials Fukuoka<\/a>, was nice and felt more like a hotel than a hostel. We decided on a shrine to visit about an hour from the hostel. We got food at a 7\/11 nearby, then made our way to the station.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f75ab15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f75ab15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90a2724\" data-id=\"90a2724\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d740c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8d740c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f573fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f573fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dazaifu Tenmagu Shrine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96662f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96662f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4042.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c2851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05c2851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We arrived at Dazaifu Station and walked up the short main road that leads to the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ZAwfmLG29WtnBqjn8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine<\/a>. The street is lined with shops selling all kinds of things.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668b08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"668b08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4034-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4034-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4034-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4034-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4034-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4034-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4034.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9479c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f9479c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We stopped in a few shops to browse, but didn&#8217;t buy anything. As you approach the shrine, you walk under three torii gates evenly spaced over the road.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e16e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e16e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4037-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4037-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4037-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4037-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4037-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4037-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4037.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f828bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f828bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The third and fourth are at the entrance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f5a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02f5a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4038-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15667\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4038-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4038-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4038-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4038-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4038-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4038.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20d6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f20d6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The gardens surrounding the shrine are beautiful and well-kept. The first thing I noticed was the massive trees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4a59f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d4a59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4040-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15668\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4040-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4040-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4040-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4040-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4040-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4040.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b5a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1b5a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We crossed two arching bridges over a pond to enter the main garden.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3dc56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"3f3dc56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4041-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4041-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4041-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4041-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4041.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3f3dc56\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4044\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU2NzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL0lNR180MDQ0LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzZjNkYzU2In0%3D\" 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ece85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15ece85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4046-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4046-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4046-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4046-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4046-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4046-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4046.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f24af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08f24af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The path is lined by massive trees and t\u014dr\u014d (stone lanterns). We walked under the fifth and final torii gate to arrive at the shrine&#8217;s exterior.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f345b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f345b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4051-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15672\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4051-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4051-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4051-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4051-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4051-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4051.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87fb2fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87fb2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main building was closed for construction, sadly. There is a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/w8AF1TbQfVr44aPX7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">museum<\/a> beside the shrine, but that was also closed.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We did the ritual washing of our hands and walked around the inner courtyard.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c1c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6c1c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4053-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4053-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4053-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4053-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4053-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4053-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4053.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be12181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be12181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61aeccf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61aeccf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e90378\" data-id=\"9e90378\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850aa81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"850aa81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We walked around the grounds. The striking fall colors were on full display.<\/span><\/p><p>Chat GPT says this is a traditional lightning rod. I have seen it at more than one Shinto temple and always thought it was religious, not functional. Now we both know.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a612f76\" data-id=\"a612f76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3542c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3542c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4054-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4054-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4054-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4054-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4054-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4054.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1315fae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1315fae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2561c4\" data-id=\"f2561c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2cf44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2cf44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I watched a video that told me why Shinto temples will have paper zig zags fixed to rope as you&#8217;ll see below. They represent lightning bolts. They, along with the rope, have symbolic meaning, but more interesting is the more straightforward imagery. Traditionally, the lightning was placed at the shrine with a prayer for rain by the devotee. More rain meant a larger rice crop. Now you&#8217;ve learned two things today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c556a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c556a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4058-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4058-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4058-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4058-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4058-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4058-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4058.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23da2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23da2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We diverted to a well-worn trail that led away from the temple. No one was on the winding trail, which disappeared into the trees. Jonny was nervous and began to tremble. I assured him we&#8217;d be okay and volunteered to go first. He reluctantly followed. What ensued may sound fanciful, but I assure you that everything I am about to write happened exactly as I describe.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f63a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f63a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4065-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15677\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4065-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4065-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4065-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4065-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4065-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4065.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8654344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8654344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We walked down the trail, and soon the hum of activity at the shrine quieted to silence. The hush of the forest settled upon us like a thing tangible. I was enjoying myself taking photos of the autumn leaves. I didn&#8217;t notice the silence until it grew heavier, pregnant with malice. <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-64b7e4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64b7e4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a9c6a9\" data-id=\"2a9c6a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d95c174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d95c174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4063-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15759\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4063-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4063-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4063-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4063-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4063.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c56739e\" data-id=\"c56739e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70256f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70256f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we walked deeper into the forest, the silence became increasingly oppressive. The air felt thick and stifling. The trees that a moment ago looked pretty now looked gnarled, their dying leaves falling to the stagnant forest floor where they would lie until rotting into the soil where twisted roots reach grasping. I looked back at Jonny, his eyes were wide, pupils dilated, flight or fight response engaged. He looked like he had no intention of fighting. I motioned for him to follow me. I knew, even then, that the only way out was through. We walked on.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b9c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19b9c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4062-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15676\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4062-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4062-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4062-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4062-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4062-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4062-rotated.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2166255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2166255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We approached a gradual hill and began to ascend the rise. The trail that was once broad and well-traveled had diminished to a narrow, unkempt path. Dry leaves cracked underfoot, disrupting what otherwise was utter silence. Slowly, I became aware of a sound. By the time I noticed, I wasn&#8217;t sure how long it had been there. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The soft sound of a trumpet came from somewhere nearby. It was so random and so unlikely that it took a moment for me to process what I was hearing. The note was low and mournful. I stopped in my tracks. I looked back at Jonny, he had fallen behind. He was hyperventilating without trying to make any noise. I think he felt it before me, the feeling that we were being watched.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1de6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c1de6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I coaxed Jonny into action, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know why, but someone is hiding nearby playing the trumpet. We have to keep going.&#8221; Jonny nodded feverishly, not looking at me. I&#8217;m not sure anything I said registered, but he followed. As we continued to walk, the solitary trumpet was joined by another, even closer, playing in a slightly different key. I increased my pace, and I heard Jonny&#8217;s shuffling gait increase pace to match mine. We continued up the hill, fast walking. The two trumpets were joined by a third, and then a fourth, and a fifth. They came from all sides of us until we were surrounded. I broke into a stumbling run without looking behind me. Jonny had to fend for himself now. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d15b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d15b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4068-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4068-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4068-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4068-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4068-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4068-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4068.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d31a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d31a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I nearly tripped on the uneven ground. When I looked down to catch myself, I realized we had lost the trail. As I picked myself up, something hit me in the back hard. For a frenzied moment, I thought I had been shot in the back with an arrow. Then, Jonny came flying over my head to land on the ground in front of me. In his panic, he had not seen my stumble and had tripped over me. Either from impact or animal terror, I believe he passed out for a moment. I shook his unconscious body, which had curled into the fetal position. Close to the ground, the crunching of the dead leaves became unbearably loud. The sound of the trumpets had grown in volume and was now deafening. There were so many, I could no longer say how many people, or where exactly they were located. The many notes coalesced into a haunting trumpet funeral dirge that reverberated through the forest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92238c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b92238c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jonny woke up with a start. Gripped by fear, he began flailing wildly. An elbow caught me on the temple. I saw stars and lost my grip on his shoulder. His hysterical pummeling continued, blows rained on my head and shoulders. I hadn&#8217;t recovered from the first hit and couldn&#8217;t make enough distance between us. The next thing I knew, his hands were clasped around my neck. &#8220;You&#8217;re strangling me, you idiot!&#8221;, I thought. I couldn&#8217;t get the words out. My world tipped as I fell on my side. Jonny&#8217;s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> teeth were bared in a rictus grin like a chimp, his mouth frothing. My vision darkened. The red leaves around me blurred into a blood red that spread to cover my visual field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa14d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fa14d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4081-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4081-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4081-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4081-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4081-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4081-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4081.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5e29d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c5e29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I remember thinking, &#8220;I forgive you.&#8221; Right before the lights went out for good, a rhythmic crunching of leaves grew louder and materialized into a person. The pressure on my neck weakened. I gulped a breath of air, my vision steadied. A small Japanese grandma had walked up the trail behind us. Without a word, she walked right by the two of us on the ground. She walked up the hill and out of sight. Jonny released me, we both sat up.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d596956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d596956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From my spot on the ground, I noticed a box strapped to a tree. After a moment, I spotted another. The trumpet sounds were coming from them. Apparently, the shrine caretakers had hooked up a series of motion-detected speakers strapped to trees. I&#8217;m not sure why they did this, but it nearly cost me my life. I stood up and dusted myself off. &#8220;Sorry.&#8221; Jonny said. He sat still, staring at the ground. &#8220;I don&#8217;t forgive you.&#8221; I said.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd88b8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd88b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we reached the crest of the hill, we heard carnival music and heard children&#8217;s screams. We were too physically and emotionally spent to feel any alarm. It reminded me of Spirited Away. Looking down into the narrow valley below, we saw a small amusement park.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab41a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab41a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4076-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15706\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4076-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4076-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4076-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4076-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4076-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4076.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cea162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cea162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We followed the trail to a small shrine where some kind of service was taking place.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e1822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"b6e1822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-15649 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b6e1822\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4074\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3MDcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL0lNR180MDc0LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiNmUxODIyIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4074.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4074-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4074-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4074-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4074-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4074-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4074.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b6e1822\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4072\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3MDgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL0lNR180MDcyLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiNmUxODIyIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4072.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4072-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4072-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4072-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4072-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4072-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4072.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3e7f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f3e7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We took a different trail back down the hill to avoid the trumpets. We walked under many torri gates. We had both calmed down, so we could enjoy the splendid fall foliage. Large banana spiders (or some kind of orb weaver) spread through the canopy on huge webs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeddefb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"eeddefb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-15649 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eeddefb\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_0448\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3MDksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL0lNR18wNDQ4LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJlZWRkZWZiIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0448.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0448-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0448-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0448-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0448-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0448-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0448.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eeddefb\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4077\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3MTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL0lNR180MDc3LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJlZWRkZWZiIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4077.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4077-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4077-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4077-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4077-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4077-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4077.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdbf6ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdbf6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4079-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15712\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4079-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4079-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4079-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4079-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4079-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4079.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cd07a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80cd07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trail led us to a tunnel. We walked through it, then turned around and came back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c140eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c140eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4084-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4084-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4084-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4084-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4084-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4084-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4084.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1186517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1186517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We walked back to the shrine and wandered around some more before leaving to find food.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde5240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"fde5240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-15649 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fde5240\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4092\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3MTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL0lNR180MDkyLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmZGU1MjQwIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4092.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4092-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4092-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4092-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4092-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4092-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4092.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fde5240\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4088\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3MjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL0lNR180MDg4LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmZGU1MjQwIn0%3D\" 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href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4089.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4089-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4089-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4089-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4089-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4089-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4089.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f256910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f256910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71f4dc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71f4dc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b627ae1\" data-id=\"b627ae1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d631b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d631b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka is known for its tonkatsu ramen. We found a ramen place with great reviews right next to the train station called <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/cvjfzNfBbvEvQhag7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oigen<\/a>. We got seats right away as it was almost empty when we arrived. It was one of the best bowls of ramen I\u2019ve ever had. The flavors were so delicate and complex. The pork was mouth-wateringly good. It&#8217;s so rare that I eat a near-perfect dish in America. In Japan, it can happen by selecting a restaurant at random. The ramen was amazing, and I later bought a keychain with a bowl of tonkatsu ramen to memorialize the experience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ef8d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97ef8d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4100-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4100-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4100-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4100-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4100-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4100-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4100-rotated.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ad20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0ad20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We decided to head back to the city to check out a market we saw close to our hostel. On the train ride, the ramen hit my bowels like the explosion of flavors that it was. Sometimes the need to use the bathroom becomes so great that the outside world grows small and unimportant. The only thing that exists is the strength of your sphincter and resolve, and the distance to the nearest bathroom. Sometimes this battle rages so intensely that you don\u2019t even have the mental energy to do the most basic things, like communicate. As a defense mechanism, you lose the power of speech as all of your strength is needed elsewhere. This is called \u201cgoing nonverbal\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c1b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96c1b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4101-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15721\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4101-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4101-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4101-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4101-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4101-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4101.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531a88a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"531a88a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This phenomenon is less rare than I\u2019d like it to be. Jonny went nonverbal almost immediately at the beginning of our trip. We were at the Seattle airport, no matter what we did or said, we couldn\u2019t get through to him. To him, we no longer existed. He stood in the elevator staring at the ground, eyes wide and scared. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyways, I ended up making it to the bathroom.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c7a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44c7a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b00a69e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b00a69e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d21659\" data-id=\"9d21659\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e421e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e421e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We took the train back to town and wandered the city. I was looking to buy a watch, but didn&#8217;t find what I was looking for in my price range. While walking along a canal, we spotted a lone man wearing a nice suit being pushed by a boatman. They passed in silence. It was one of those moments that makes you feel like an extra in someone else&#8217;s movie.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3be1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec3be1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4104-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15722\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4104-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4104-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4104-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4104-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4104-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4104.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc8ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cc8ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4105-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4105-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4105-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4105-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4105-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4105-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4105.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4b071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac4b071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db2f6b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db2f6b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a87cc43\" data-id=\"a87cc43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8795e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8795e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was surprised to find way more Christmas lights in Japan than I had expected. We saw plenty walking around. There was a huge display at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/55fQ6pDFKJLtyrPx8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hakata Station<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69f452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f69f452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4111-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15727\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4111-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4111-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4111-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4111-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4111-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4111.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd1e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccd1e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We went into the mall over the station and found a restaurant where we ate tonkatsu for dinner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a500cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a500cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4107-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15728\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4107-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4107-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4107-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4107-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4107-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4107.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6548e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6548e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I found an ice cream mochi place called<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/XwWfdt5kCehNkJeM6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Immone Hakata<\/a>, where we got dessert. It was extremely good.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5b2a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"ee5b2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-15649 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ee5b2a1\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4108\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3MjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL0lNR180MTA4LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJlZTViMmExIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4108.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4108-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4108-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4108-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4108-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4108-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4108-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4108.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ee5b2a1\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4109\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3MzAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL0lNR180MTA5LmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJlZTViMmExIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4109.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4109-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4109-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4109-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4109-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4109-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4109-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4109.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29547d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29547d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We walked back towards the hostel over a festive bridge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3472635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3472635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4114-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4114-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4114-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4114-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4114-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4114-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4114.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8033689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8033689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4115-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4115-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4115-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4115-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4115-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4115-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4115.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ba18a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9ba18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We stumbled upon a Christmas night market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcc2ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfcc2ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4121-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4121-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4121-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4121-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4121-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4121-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4121.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8b57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de8b57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There was a band playing called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@tight_le_fool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tight le fool<\/a>. We sat at a picnic table and listened to them play a couple of songs. I liked them.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6049ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6049ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4119-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4119-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4119-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4119-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4119-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4119-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4119.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77362eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77362eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4120-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4120-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4120-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4120-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4120-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4120-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4120.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6265dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6265dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the grocery store, I found one of my favorite sodas of all time: Iyoshi Cola. I bought way too many cans. It dawned on me afterwards that I had to drink them before boarding our flight to Tokyo the next morning.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f296e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"5f296e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-15649 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5f296e7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4124\" 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