Early Spring 2006

Emma leaves Japan
DSC06706.JPG Angelo shows off his and Emma's tickets to Nagoya
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Cherry blossom viewing
DSC06709.JPG Hanging out in the park, looking at the flowers
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DSC06728.JPG By my school, more cherry blossoms
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DSC06743.JPG James jams out on the shamisen
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DSC06747.JPG Soccer in the park
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DSC06756.JPG How better to cap an afternoon in the park than Guns 'n' Roses?
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DSC06758.JPG Another school year brings another teachers party
 
Golden Week vacation: Kyôto
DSC06779.JPG Carp streamers fly from Yodo Castle to wish for the long life of boys on Children's Day
DSC06786.JPG Under the Tôkaidô, the traditional road from Kyôto to Tôkyô
DSC06791.JPG Bullet train tracks, regular ones, and the Kyôto Tower
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DSC06793.JPG Nintendo's former HQ, and a graveyard
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DSC06799.JPG A koi pond? In Japan? That's just crazy enough to work…
DSC06801.JPG Tôfuku-ji
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DSC06810.JPG The Kamo River in downtown Kyôto
DSC06813.JPG The "Dream Factory" Geisha makeover experience
DSC06816.JPG Kyomizu-dera was packed with tourists
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DSC06837.JPG This rock is supposedly lucky in love, but I'm not if rocks even can reproduce
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DSC06855.JPG Drinking the three streams of water is supposed to be lucky
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DSC06861.JPG A graveyard
DSC06863.JPG I ended up having to pick this lock
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Golden Week vacation: Ôsaka
DSC06872.JPG A band jams at the Ôsaka Apple store
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DSC06876.JPG Fudô Myô-ô
DSC06877.JPG Fudô Myô-ô lanterns
DSC06878.JPG An ad for Fudô Myô-ô Japancakes