A Little Taste of Itano

So Jacob and I live in Kamiita, a small town that is often conglomerated with Itano, which is North West of Tokushima City. It's a small quiet town, with lots of empty space. Off to the North lies a little mountain range that has thick forests. It's November now, but the days are still fairly warm and comfortable. I usually have the windows open during the day.

We live near the City Office as well as the Post Office. There's a super market about a 10 minute walk down the road, with a small local produce shop near that. This is this city's manhole, which features their "mascot" or city symbol in the center.

As you can see, Lots of farm land with cute little houses. A lot of old traditional looking houses with the pretty roofs. Sometimes I wonder if they are Buddhist or just normal houses out here - they look so similar!

Tokushima is famous for Sanuki Udon (Type of thick flour noodle in a tasty broth.) We still haven't had the chance to try it yet. However, in the Itano area there seems to be an abundance of Kaki / Persimmon trees. It seems like anyone with a yard has their own Kaki tree, and there are orchards here and there filled with these fruits. I've been seeing farmers (Which generally are all pretty old people) harvesting them for the past week. Soon, there will be no more on the trees.