Late Summer 2005

Nara: Sujaku Gate in Nara; Yukino, Ayano, Okâsan; Deer of Nara Park; Dan & Okâsan; Philip gets bit in the butt; Temple Guardian; Tôdai Temple; The Great Buddha of Nara: Largest bronze Buddha in Japan; This hole is the size of Buddha's nostril

Kyôto: Fushimi-Inari Shrine; Inari (fox) statue; The many gates of Fushi-Inari mountain; Koi, or as we say in English, Koi; Kyôto haze; Kamo River, Downtown Kyôto; Golden Pavilion Temple (Kinkaku-ji); Our self-appointed tour guide; Green tea; Model Ryôan Temple rock garden (Japan's most famous one); They say you can never see all 15 rocks at once; Notice the Japanese translation; More self-appointed tour guides!; The mountain has 大 burnt into it every year, for luck

Ôsaka: Monk; Ôsaka Castle; Near the Kabuki theater; The Glico Man of Dotonburi Bridge; Okonomi-yaki; Apple Store Shinsaibashi; Home cooking; Hot dogs in Ôsaka station

Toyama Prefecture: Living easy at Toyama Castle; The Great Buddha of Takaoka

Tôkyô: Bullet Train at Tôkyô Station; Tôkyô Municipal Administration Building; Apple Store Ginza; Asian Ronald is down, yo; Tôkyô Tower; Statue of Liberty of Odaiba