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| at the airport |
display outside of the public showers at the airport |
train station! |
giant crab!!!! |
iced coffee is everywhere |
small shop where they serve meat and large beers |
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| shop owners |
meat selection |
"hmmm are they still here?" |
breakfast japan style - salad, hard boiled egg, yugurt with jam, and bread |
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"enjoy happiness!" |
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| osaka |
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another giant crab! yikes! |
a little young to be a stripper, no? |
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notice a boy is wearing the shirt in the picture... |
fried cabbage with mayonase and grease |
cooked right in front of you |
temple at nara |
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mummified monk |
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beware the viscious deer! |
viscious deer |
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| lighting incense |
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please don't |
giant budda |
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man painting |
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bamboo in kyoto |
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| tea ceremony |
noodle shop in outskirts of kyoto |
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train ride up, boat ride down! |
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| japanese bigfoot |
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getting on the boat |
friendly locals having a picnic |
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| our captain and crew |
man fishing |
ice cream! |
cool car |
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| samurai fight! |
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giant chickens |
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the sushi that is so good "you want to die" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fZac1qK-1g) |
kyoto at night |
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sanjusangendo temple |
very small bathrooms? |
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some park in kyoto |
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notice the guy on the right |
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there are 2 stones - if you can walk from one to the other with your eyes closed you will find your true love |
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very old soda shop |
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even ice cream displays look angry |
everyone dresses the same |
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monument in hiroshima |
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"atomic dome" survivor of atom bomb in WWII |
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monument at ground zero - this is where the bomb detonated |
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memorial near museum |
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hiroshima tram |
bullet train to nagoya |
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| nagoya castle |
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foot note! |
sumo! |
these ladies are drunk, and are teasing this guy because he looks like the sumo doll he is selling |
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colonel! |
probably a no parking sign, but it looks very serious to me |
she shoots death rays from her crotch |
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| market in tokyo |
this soybean keychain is so much fun it will make you cry!!! |
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instructions at the internet cafe |
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| i don't know if this is a warning, a band, or a movie ad. |
they crucified ultraman!!!! |
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an awesome band i came across playing in yoyogi park called asymmetry (www.myspace.com/asymmetrypopmusic) |
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i do enjoy |
now i know where to put them! |
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local bar we went to for snacks the name means grouchy uncle or something |
most people here were just out of work |
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| save the whales, i'm hungry! - whale sashimi |
cheese harimashi!!!! this is pure food genius. |
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another cafe somewhere in tokyo |
hoppy is a vile drink you mix with beer to increase the alcohol content. |
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