Mike's Visit! Stop Three: Tateyama Castle!

Ok...so, if you've noticed a lot of the places I took Mike are in Tateyama.

You might be thinking, "Hey, that's not Minamiboso City!  Traitor!  Off with her head!"

But c'mon, let's be real...Minamiboso City literally wraps around Tateyama like a hot dog in a bun...if you go to one you'd probably go to the other, so CUT ME SOME SLACK!

It's all considered the Minamiboso AREA, so I decided it's ok to showcase some of the places I like which are technically in Tateyama City, too.

Sooo...I took Mike to Shiroyama Castle and park in Tateyama!

Behind the castle there is a lookout point.  Most Japanese castles are built on hills, so you can usually catch a great view from someplace in or around the castle.

From here, you can see the town and the ocean.

"I'm on top of the wo~rld!"

Along the way up the hill, there is a garden/zoo sort of thing.  You can just walk in there, it is free-of-charge and largely unattended.

These chickens look like they're wearing Japanese-style helmets! 

He came to me...

He walked up to the fence as if to protect his women...

"You've been sitting here all day and that's all you've got?"

These ducks' quack sounds EXACTLY LIKE the squeak of a rubber ducky.  It all finally makes sense.

You should've been here!  Oh well...Mike and I were on to the next spot!

Liz