Day Trip To Hita (Part Three)

 After lunch, we had a look around the rest of Mamda Machi.

So many beautiful buildings, most of which are now shops, restaurants, cafes or museums.

One of the museums we went into was the home and clinic of a dentist.

The ground floor was the living area, and the upstairs level housed the dental clinic. I didn't have confidence using the stairs; they were very steep and didn't have a handrail. I could have gone up okay, but coming down might have been a problem.

Dental Clinic, built in 1914

The dental clinic

Hannah went upstairs. She said it was very interesting, especially the dentist chair and the old instruments!

We strolled around; it was getting very busy by then. 

This is a little video Hannah took!

The last place was a pharmacy museum. Again, it was both a house and a business.

I really enjoyed the display in the kitchen.

Old obento boxes

For cooking rice

Stone sink

I thought it was interesting that the sink was so big but not deep! I wonder if that is why sinks in Japan are always very big!

I managed to get to the second floor.  

Maybe for storing drugs

Measuring cup

Old prescriptions

Hot water bottle

I don't know what this was

Hannah made it to the third floor. She said the view was really incredible.

The view from the 3rd floor of the pharmacy

3rd floor of the pharmacy

I really like this old cash register.

Not sure what it's advertising, but it had a cat on it!

After the Pharmacy Museum, we decided to head home. It wasn't very late, about 3 o'clock, but everywhere was getting busier and busier.  

I really enjoyed my day trip. There is a lot more to see in Hita, so I'm hoping to go again!

On the way home, we stopped at Ukiha Michi no Eki. This is a rest stop that caters to people driving out of the city areas. They have shops, lots of local produce, information on the area and some resturants or cafes. One reason we stopped was that I needed the toilet, but after seeing the line, I gave up.

There was a nice observation area. The road we were on is at the foot of a mountain range, the view across the valley is really impressive.

It was a bit windy!

Hannah

Lovely view

Hannah with some of the scarecrow-like dolls they had put up

Godzilla

I hope you enjoyed this trip as much as I did.