March Challenge Entry: Iwaizumi

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Yawn.... late night again.

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Time to file my potentially final entry. Comments below so they don't imperil making the deadline.

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Iwaizumi was a bit of a clumsy name for me. I wanted to pronouce it "eye-why-zoomy". In actuality, it is a compound word represented by the Kanji characters in the upper left-hand corner of my map. They are Iwa, and Izumi, which of course is pronounced "eye-wah-ih-zoomy". Iwa means bolder, rock or cliff. Izumi means spring or fountain. The bolder/rock/cliff part is obvious, but the spring comes from the pure springs found there. In fact, some argue that Iwaizumi has the best ground-water in the world.

The Ryusendo caves are also well known and quite the tourist attraction. It boasts the deepest cave pool in Japan at 396 feet. The cave is estimated to extend down into the earth about sixteen thousand feet, only half of which has been explored at this date. The caves are also known for their bats. Pretty much everyone who spends much time there gets "buzzed" by the rodent aviators.

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Is that an octopus in the lake with extra tentacles in the bottom border? Lots of style here, bro...nice.

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Looking terrific, Imm! And thanks for the extra background info on the real place. I would love to go to Japan.

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Is that an octopus in the lake with extra tentacles in the bottom border? Lots of style here, bro...nice.

Well... it's a flooded rice paddy used as a skating rink during the winter. Nothing could really fit underneath it. It's just not possible. What you suggest is... well... madness.

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