Boys Day 2008

We ventured up the mountain to British Hills for Boys Day this year, and what a strange place it is. During the Bubble Years, a rich businessman, who loved all things British, decided to build a mini-village with replica manor house, pub, cottages and gardens on top of a mountain in Fukushima. He imported all the stone from Britain, as well as antique furniture, fittings and books (for the library). It's actually pretty realistic, in a souless kinda way, and the pub lunch of chicken and chips was the worst food I've ever had in Japan (so they got that one right!) Jay loved it though. He had a great time crawling around the big empty library.