Challenge!

Nov

On the way up the (many!) steps to Henro temple number 71, there is a small restaurant. We stopped there for lunch. Kagawa Prefecture is famous for `udon` style noodles, so we ordered udon. It was okay, but nothing special. I was a little disappointed.

The restaurant is in the middle of a forest. While we were eating, a forest animal came into the restaurant. What do you think it was? Challenge!

I`ll tell you the answer in 2 weeks.

UPDATE:
The answer is in comments!

#ペット #動物 #昆虫

Commented by Mika
Posted at 2013-11-04 21:49

raccoon!!!!

Commented by Teragoya Otto
Posted at 2013-11-05 13:17

No!!!!

Commented by FUMITOSHI
Posted at 2013-11-06 07:33

Wild boar ??? 
Oh, dangerous...

Commented by Teragoya Otto
Posted at 2013-11-07 04:39

Haha -yeh, dangerous! No, not a wild boar. A smaller & less dangerous animal...

Commented by Noriyo
Posted at 2013-11-07 04:36

I think it was a squirrel!

Commented by Teragoya Otto
Posted at 2013-11-07 16:22

Oh - good guess! But no, not a squirrel.

Commented by Mum
Posted at 2013-11-08 04:25

A rabbit? But it is not Easter time. Mum

Commented by Teragoya Otto
Posted at 2013-11-08 15:56

No, not many rabbits in Japanese forests, mum, though they live on some islands (free from predators?).

Commented by Ms.lolipop
Posted at 2013-11-11 02:35

Raccoon’sornament?????? 
Or fox?????? 
I don’t no!!! 
It’ｓ so difficult!!!!

Commented by chikage
Posted at 2013-11-11 16:58

Good morning. 
 
My homework... 
 
It's a fox. 
 
I got a hint from your photo. 
 
We'll, you eat a fox UDON:)

Commented by Teragoya Otto
Posted at 2013-11-12 06:15

Nice guess, but no, it wasn`t a fox. 

Does `fox Udon` mean it contains fox meat? Sounds interesting... but I don`t think my udon contained fox meat.

Commented by Teragoya Otto
Posted at 2013-11-18 00:48

The answer is: A bird! To be exact, a  Varied Tit (ヤマガラ Yamagara). There were 2 or 3 of them, & they flew in & out of the restaurant every 1 or 2 minutes to get seeds (たね) in a tin. 
Thanks to friend & wildlife photographer Mike Romano for the name of the bird, which I didn`t know. This is his website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcowboy/
Please look - his photos of Japanese birds are amazing.

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Commented by Noriyo
Posted at 2013-11-20 17:17

The answer is A bird! 
On the top of Mt. Kinka in Gifu city,You can feed wild birds. They look like Yamagara. 
They come to get food in your hand! 
So cute!