Travel Pictures: Japan April 2002
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The streets in Peter's suburb of Tokyo

Advertising everywhere

Advertising on the local trains

Ikebukuro Station

Streets outside Tokyo Station

View of Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station

Bridge  by Imperial Gardens

The keep at the Imperial Palace

The gate of the imperial palace

Imperial Gardens

Imperial Gardens

Imperial Gardens

Imperial Gardens

A baseball team runs by

View of the city from Imperial Gardens

Akihabara

Akihabara

Akihabara

Akihabara -- items for sale

Outside Ikebukuro Station at night

View of Mount Fuji from Airplane

Nagasaki Train Station

Nagasaki Youth Hostel

View of city at night

View of city featuring me

Epicenter of Nagasaki atomic bomb blast

Epicenter of Nagasaki atomic bomb blast

Nagasaki Peace Park

Pete and me at Nagasaki Peace Park

Nagasaki Peace Park

Famous one-legged Torii (other half blown down)

Other half of Torii, notice how one side has no markings due to atomic blast

Parking skyscrapers?  Yup. Taken from bullet train.

Gardens at Hiroshima

Chinese Garden in Hiroshima

Chinese Garden in Hiroshima (Pete running very fast)

Hiroshima bomb epicenter

Hiroshima before A-Bomb

Hiroshima after A-Bomb

Hiroshima peace park

Hiroshima peace park

Hiroshima Peace Park

Sky Mall at Hiroshima

Me on bridge at Hiroshima gardens

Ramen restaurant in Hiroshima

View of Miyajima Island

View from Miyajima Island

Large Torii at Miyajima

Floating Torii at Miyajima

Traditional dance at Miyajima

Old wooden bridge

Pete with low overhead

Yes, that's a monkey on a bicycle.

Not sure what the significance of this, but it's very interesting

Pagodas at Miyajima

Hike up mountain at Miyajima

At famous Iwakuna bridge

People walking on bridge

View of bridge

I like this picture

I also like this picture. 

Raining at Kurashiki

Gardens at Kurashiki

Chickens in cages at Kurashiki gardens

Hostel at Okayama

Feeding pigeons at Okayama

Castle back entrance at Okayama.  I like this picture.

Crow "black" castle at Okayama

View from train station at Okayama

Himeiji Castle (White)

Me in front of castle

Shipping mall in Okayama

Jay in Kobe Harbourland

Ferris wheel in Kobe

Panda operating controls

Riding the Panda

It's way more fun that in looks

Futuristic submarine (?) at Kobe

Pirate Ship at Kobe Harbour

View of Kobe

Up in the hills of Kobe

Pete with "Thomas" statue

Door is way too small -- Kobe

The building with the green sign was our capsule hotel

Thai dinner with Ian, his girlfriend, Jay, and Pete.

View of Kobe at night

Romantic spot at Kobe

They attach locks to the bars as a metaphor for lasting love


Capsules in Kobe

Inside a capsule

Osaka sky building

Temple at Kyoto

Bridge, pond at Kyoto

Green tea ice cream

Another beer vending machine

At the 'Pig and Whistle' pub with Ai, Pete, Nicolas, and Natalie

Meg, Nicki, Mike, and Ai

Gold Leaf temple at Kyoto

School group at Kyoto

Lunch cooked on table grill while we watch

After the traditional acting lesson in Tokyo

Tokyo Tower

View from Observation deck

I like this building for some reason

Busy downtown area

Karaoke with Pete, Ai, Tim, and Friesha

More Karaoke (view of screen)

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