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Cute little park in Jeju. Big treat for Charlie Brown/Snoopy fans, but a fun stroll for anyone else.
Despite the name of Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, the kangaroo reserve was the highlight of my visit, mostly because you can freely interact with the many kangaroos in there. Allow 30 minutes to 1 hour, and buy the $2 kangaroo feed. You’ll have a fun time feeding and hugging them!
Taken at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.
Fun fact: It’s illegal to hold a koala in most Australian states. It’s legal (with strict rules) in Queensland, however.
I find them even cuter than the ones in Miyajima Island. For one, they’re furrier, and also they’re trained by the monks in the area to bow for food. When you’re up in Nara, get some deer crackers (senbei), come up to them and say “ojigi” while bowing to get them to bow, then feed them.
Do keep a grip on (or pocket) your crackers, since they aren’t trained to not bite them right from your hands without your permission. The male ones can get a bit aggressive and literally pushy too.
Hokuei in Tottori has really branded themselves around two major things: Detective Conan (Case Closed) and Watermelons – their local fruit speciality. Makes sense for the former since its renowned author, Gosho Aoyama, was born and raised there. The statues scattered around town are just one of the ways it rebranded around Conan – with Conan Road, Conan Bridge and even the town’s train station – Conan Station! The copper statues look weathered but solid, and the painted statues really look pristine!
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