Some photos from Oeno Pond tonight.
Lily Pads covering much of the pond
Sam and Sid at the shrine
Swan Peddle boats
Traditional Japanese toilet in ladies room at Oeno Park--not it is essentially a hole in the floor.
Sunset over the pond
Lanterns lighting the way out
Close up of a lantern
Another shrine thing.
Shrine at Oeno
Looks like you need good knees to use that toilet.
ReplyDeleteIt's a strange thing. I haven't actually used one, but my understanding is that you squat over the hole. It makes it a little clearer to me why so many Japanese women wear dresses everywhere. And, I do mean everywhere. We took Sam to a little amusement park last night after we finished at the zoo (it was 100 yen a ride) and I think I was the only woman there not in a dress. Many of the little girls also wear dresses. I imagine it would be impossible to keep your pants off the dirty, smelly floor around the toilet (sometimes people miss the hole). So, a dress you could just hold up.
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