Special thanks to Hide & Kumi Nagao for taking us on this lovely trip. 
A huge chestnut grove started off our walk through the Wakayama Farms. The spines on the outside of the chestnut are sharp.
The first bamboo we see is the Madake bamboo. Madake bamboo is the oldest in Japan.
Loved the tunnel the Moso bamboo made. A light sprinkling of rain is starting. The bamboo plants are keeping the rain off of us. 
Madake bamboo has grown in Japan for centuries. It can reach heights of 66 feet and about 5 inches in diameter. The joints between the sections of madake are soft which makes it easy to cut. This type of bamboo is suitable for basket weaving and the production of fans.
Moso bamboo reaches about 66 feet and its diameter is about 8 inches. Moso bamboo is generally cultivated for its edible shoots, which are generally eaten in the spring. This bamboo is the tallest and most popular.
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Kikko means tortoise-shell. This type of bamboos nodes is alternately close together. This is known as a mutation type. This bamboo tree on the bottom part looks like a tortoiseshell but the top part of it is in normal form.
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Kinimei Moso Bamboo is yellow gold. We could see the bright yellow as we got closer to this huge grove of bamboo trees. There have been several films done here. Can you find Kumi hiding in the bamboo?
They illuminate the bamboo on weekends, this is one of the lights.
We turned the corner and there were 2 huge swings made of bamboo. So much fun to sit and swing. We each took a turn swinging, Marlon gave Hide an extra push to make him go higher.
Bamboo sculpture
Time to end the fun at the Bamboo garden. Going to go check out the gift shop.
The next destination is Romantic Village.
Craft brewery located in this area. Donna and Kumi are window shopping.
Dinner tonight was 2 different kinds of food at one location, Chinese or Indian. :-)
Donna's meal, Indian butter chicken curry.
Dinner tonight was 2 different kinds of food at one location, Chinese or Indian. :-)
