If you're ever in Hanford . . .

[Le Taz Hot]

which is actually a very lovely place, I invite you to check out the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture. It's literally out in the middle of farmland but it's well worth the drive. We were there yesterday and it was just amazing. The art is from a private collection of several hundred pieces and they're rotated every 4 months or so. They also have a great in-house reference library. I could have spent days there. The whopping admission price is $5.00.

http://clarkcenter.culturalnews.net/

Currently, part of the exhibit is at California State University, Fresno displaying Japanese fighting regalia -- helmets, swords, and magnificent costumes. No admission fees.

Just one of thousands of amazing things we have here in our much-maligned San Joaquin Valley.