I got back from Japan last Monday.
Images from my trip keep surprising me: when I look a certain way, when I suddenly want a cup of green tea mid-afternoon, when I sit on the bus on the way to work and think how different the bus was in Kyoto.
Here are some of the pictures I love the most. I'll be back later with the food photos.
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| Kasugai Train Station |
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| Our umbrellas after we were literally rained out of the parade in Kasugai |
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| Thirteen-year-old Thomas was a big hit with the Japanese girls |
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| Bullet train to Hiroshima |
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| After the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima, only the bones of this building remained |
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| The floating gate at the shrine on Miyajima Island |
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| Contemplating the shrine and thankful the rain stopped for 10 minutes |
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| Bamboo grove in Arashiyama |
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| Koi in the gardens in Arashiyama |
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| Japanese maple leaf in Arashiyama |
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| At Kyoto's busiest intersection |
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| Why can't Canadian men dress this well? |
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| View from the Tokyo Sky Tree |
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| Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo |
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| Bride and groom at the New Otani Hotel in Toyko |
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| Last morning in Japan: view from Tokyo hotel room |
one year ago: quince jellies
two years ago: applesauce spice cake
three years ago: west african peanut soup via winnipeg
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Wow, what a great trip! I am looking forward to hearing about your food experiences - I'm sure they must have been really interesting and different! Margaret (Kitchen Frau)
ReplyDeleteThey definitely were -- with quite a few surprises! Now I just have to gather all the food photos together to get up . . .
DeleteWow, Japan looks amazing! I went years and years ago when I was 13 and remember being like "wow, people here have nice outfits on"
ReplyDeleteMaybe next year we should switch and you can check out China and I'll do Japan ;)
That sounds like a wonderful plan! I was in Hong Kong in 1999, just two years after it went back to China, and I would be so curious to see how it is now and to check out more of China . . .And I just say Japanese people still have very nice outfits -- quite inspiring!
DeleteStephanie, these are wonderful! I toyed with the idea of getting a Christmas ticket to Tokyo, to be with the bro... These are making me re-think the decision not to : / So glad you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteLove your photos! I visited Japan last year and your photos of Hiroshima and Miyajima Island really brought back memories.
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