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| Mount Fuji from my hotel room |
We have been in Japan for only 11 days but seen so much and done so much that I will just give a brief summary here of what we have seen and done.
Beautiful gardens:
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| Ninomaru Garden at Nijo Castle |
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| Strange shaped trees at Ryoan-ji temple |
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| Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pavillion) |
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| Ryoan-ji |
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| Kinkaku-ji |
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| Kinkaku-ji |
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| Ryoan-ji |
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| Ryoan-ji |
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| Itchiku Kubota Museum garden |
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| Garden at Orinasukan museum |
Temples and shrines:
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| Nijo castle |
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| Kinkaku-ji temple (Golden Pavillion) |
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| Meiji shrine |
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| Torii gate at Meiji shrine |
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| Torii gate at shrine at Asakusa |
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| Lanterns lining way to Kasuga Taisha shrine |
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| Torii gate at Kasuga Taisha shrine |
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| Shrine in street in Gion district |
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| Support structure of kiyomizu temple |
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| Torii gate at Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island |
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| Asakusa temple |
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| At Asakusa |
Statues:
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| Statue at Ryoan-ji Temple |
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| At Ryoan-ji temple |
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| Daibatsu, a colossal gilded bronze Buddha, 15 meters tall at Todai-ji temple |
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| Buddha at Kiyomizu temple |
Wildlife:
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| Heron at Kikaku-ji temple |
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| Sika deer at Nijo castle |
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| Sika deer in street by Nijo castle |
Every day life:
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| Tree pruning |
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| Fixing a support at the Itsukushima shrine during low tide |
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| School girls |
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| Vending machines everywhere |
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| Orchids at a florist shop in Kyoto |
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| Ladies wearing traditional kimono in Kyoto |
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| Students dressed up in order to earn pocket money at Kiyomizu temple |
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| Wedding procession at Meiji shrine |
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| Children on their way to school |
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| Trainee Buddhist monk |
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| Garden outside Starbucks next to Karasuma Kyoto hotel |
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| Houses in Kyoto |
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| Restaurant on Miyajima island |
Shopping:
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| Shop in Kyoto station |
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| Plums in abundance |
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| Fresh vegetable counter |
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| Baby eels for sale - gave this one a miss |
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| Beautifully presented smoked salmon |
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| Omotesando - guess they are selling trainers? |
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| Fans in Kyoto |
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| Wonderful cake shop in Tokyo |
Experiences:
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| Geysers at Owakaduni Valley |
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| Eating eggs boiled in at Owakaduni - each egg eaten lengthen your life by 7 years |
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| Ropeway (cable car) at Owakaduni |
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| Musical fountains at LaQua at Tokyo Dome complex |
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| Tokyo skyline from 23rd floor of Tokyo Dome Hotel |
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| Teahouse in Gion district (famous for Geisha) in Kyoto |
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| Learning how to read a Japanese newspaper |
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| Welcome committee at Miyajima island |
Fun moments:
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| Trees protected against weather damage at Nijo castle |
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| Looking at reason why 'nightingale' floor sings |
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| Reason why nightingale floor sings |
Sad moments:
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| Peace Museum Park and Atomic Dome |
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| Thousands of origami cranes at Children's Peace memorial |
Food moments:
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| Lunch in the Tatami room at Japanese restaurant in Kyoto |
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| Pancake restaurant, 6th floor of building in Kyoto |
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| Having pancakes with friends in Japanese pancake restaurant |
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| 12 course Japanese style banquet |
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| First of 12 courses, includes shark fin jelly and tofu |
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| Another course of sashimi |
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| Casserole cooking slowly on table - great for cooking sashimi in |
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| Food cooking at the table, one of twelve courses |
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| Momiji with chestnuts - really yummy! |
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| Demonstration on how to cook momiji's |
Best Moment:
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Waking up to see sun rising over Mount Fuji from my bedroom
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Annelize, reminds me of my trip to Kyoto about 20 years ago. Marvellous! And great photos!
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