I like.....to play with.......dolls!

Hahahaha! Well, not exactly.

Last weekend me and a friend went over to a museum to check out a special display it had going. You see, every March 3rd here in Japan, every household with a daughter puts out a doll display to bring good fortune and happiness to her. The average display is about six levels with around thirty dolls. The World Folk Doll Museum in Suzaka City had a display of thirty levels and a thousand dolls!! Here is what it looked like:

.....and a couple of other dolls

Although I'm not a huge doll fan, I thought it was quite impressive. I wanted to visit the snow monkeys afterwards, monkeys that are famous for coming down from the mountains to bathe in the hot springs, but the weather suddenly turned nasty and we had to cancel that part of the trip. I'm determined to see them this winter though so keep posted for updates.

As for other news, well there's not a whole lot to tell. Work is going along nicely, the weather is still cold over here, my car is running fine, and life in general is good. I'll leave you with some more pics I've taken over the past couple of weeks.

Enjoy!!