This afternoon we took a trip up to the remains of Sendai castle. Built by this dude,
only the side walls are left. There is a statue of the man himself. His presence is felt everywhere in Sendai. That's a stained glass window of him in Sendai train station.
The castle was at the top of a hill which affords a fantastic panaromic view over Sendai but my camera ran out of battery so you'll have to just imagine it...
Atop the hill, I spied this in the distance https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLOIT2S4Mb-X4nB0d_82MsWQYMLoFBvAHVpJEdN9RlXlpmHsAFir9TULiZYzqtXV9k0vTK_60zrgoRjUuv3r9Hum3L88sy8bCMIj-QXqDC6vloPMYqQ1p9Yx6VfqQdEqVSjRll8-5jYI/s320/Sendai_Kannon.jpg
It's massive! We were about 10km away and it still looked massive in the distance. We couldn't believe there was no mention of this in the guidebook, it would have been great to see this up close but we had been on the hoof all day (Matsushima Bay this morning, see next post) and the onsen was calling my name. Another day in Sendai and we would definitely go out to see what we have since learned is the 6th largest statue in the world. But alas, you can't always get what you want. It's not all bad, this is tomorrow's adventure
Bring on the monkeys.
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