We spent the afternoon at the Akita Zoo, only 15 minutes from Hideto's parents house, and it was great! I was blown away by the atmosphere, not because of the design of the zoo, but because of the freedom the animals must feel. I did my internship at the MN Zoo and I've been to a lot of zoos, but this one was different (in the top 4 in Japan), because the animals were in cages, but they didn't seemed trapped. It was open and airy. At one point, a giraffe was less than arms length away and when the zookeeper was feeding the elephants, one was about 2m away! There were two leopards sleeping in an open cage right above our heads. The camel's cages were so open that people could walk in them and that is how many of the cages were, except for the dangerous animals. The chimpanzees were very close and all the birds were in open places. There were no animals in enclosed glass cages. Also, I saw the cutest little monkey from the Amazon Rainforest, about the size of my hand with a very long tail. Too cute!!!!!! My FAVORITE part about the zoo was the cage labeled "Humankind" and you can stand in it and take your photo! After leaving the zoo, which is next to a beach, we went there to see the amazing sunset. The sunsets in Japan are like the sky is on fire and the sun is burning red, thus the Japanese flag.
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KC, your life back in Japan looks soooo amazing. I remember one of my thoughts of Japan and nature was "the Japanese like nature as long as it's wrapped up with a pretty bow" (meaning, that nature had to be manicured for it to be appealing and there needed to be easy access for the poor women in high heels) but your pictures show a different side which is really nice to see. You guys all look so happy together and so happy to be there that it is clear, you have definitely made the right decision!!! Good for you!
love,
mer
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