Wednesday, March 23, 2005


Capsule Hotel

Furosato-onsen, Sakurajima, near Kagoshima

Himeji-jo (castle)

Shinkansen (Bullet Train)

Dragon water fountain, Horyuji Temple, near Nara

Daibutsu, Big Buddha Statue, in Nara

Todaiji, Nara

Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama, near Kyoto

Tokyo Subway Map and Ticket machines

Shinto Priests in prayer at Toshogu Shrine, Nikko

Shinjuku Station, Tokyo

Sunset at Imperial Palace, Tokyo

Miyajima Island, with 'floating' Shinto Gate

Atom Dome - stands a reminder of atomic bomb, 1945. Hiroshima

Shibuya Intersection, Tokyo

Zen Rock Garden at Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto

Rock Garden at Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto

Kinkakuji (Golden Pavillion), Kyoto

Two Maiko - apprentice Geisha(possibly fake?) - at Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto

Ken-Roku-En Garden with trees with brances supported by ropes, Kanazawa

Ken-Roku-En Garden, Kanazawa

Garden at Nomura Family Samurai House

Sake bottles outside a sake brewery in Takayama

The traditional 100 year old Hida Village, near Takayama

Mt. Fuji

Shibuya, Tokyo

Lanterns at Meiji Shrine, Tokyo