Traffic in Osaka.
Exterior moat, wall, and turret at Osaka castle.
Osaka castle
The view from Osaka castle.
Osaka Castle.
A gate within Osaka Castle.
A street in downtown Osaka.
A fugu (blowfish) restaurant in downtown Osaka.
downtown Osaka.
Typical 'interesting' english advertisement.
A shrine in downtown Osaka.
More of the same downtown Osaka shrine
Corn Dog SAMURAI!
Osaka subway train.
The famous bullet train I took from Osaka to Kyoto.
Kyakumanben Chionji Temple
Hongwanji Temple
"pig" shrine
Kyoto's Gion district at night.
Geiko in Gion
Map of Silver Pavilion
Mt Fuji in gravel.
Sculpting the gravel at the Silver Pavilion.
Small garden at the Silver Pavilion.
Silver Pavilion.
More of the 'mouse' shrine.
Eikan-do temple
Eikan-do temple grounds.
Zen garden at Nanzenji temple.
Interior room at Nanzenji temple.
Aqueduct near Nanzenji temple
Heron on top of aqueduct.
Geisha on Nanzenji temple grounds.
I've got BIG HANDS....TA DA....
Giant torii at the entrance to Heian shrine.
Heian shrine
Torii at Kumano shrine.
Sanzen-in temple grounds in Ohara
Sanzen-in temple grounds
Jakkoin temple.
Jakkoin temple grounds.
Meiko at conference banquet.
Geiko at conference banquet.
Sanmon gate (Japan's largest) at Chionin temple.
Chionin temple.
Entrance to another nearby temple.
Crowded street in the Higashiyama district, leading toward Kiyomizudera temple.
Kiyomizudera temple.
Torii for Jishu shrine at Kiyomizudera.
Young sika deer in Nara park.
Gate at Todaiji Temple.
Gate to Todaiji Temple.
Huge wooden statues within the gate of Todaiji Temple.
Detail of the statues within the gate of Todaiji Temple.
Todaiji Temple seen through another gate.
Giant Buddha statue at Todaiji Temple. This is the largest Buddha statue in Japan.
More details on the Buddha at Todaiji Temple.
Wooden statue in Todaiji Temple.
Wood statue in Todaiji Temple.
Todaiji Temple
Todaiji Temple. The largest wooden building in the world.
Outside Todaiji Temple.
Todaiji Temple grounds.
Ceramic rooftops at Todaiji Temple.
Staircase at Todaiji Temple.
One of the countless vending machines in Japan. This one specializes in Pocari Sweat. Very refreshing!
Kasuga Taisha shrine.
Wedding at Kasuga Taisha shrine.
Some of the thousands of stone lanterns surrounding Kasuga Taisha shrine.
More stone lanterns near Kasuga Taisha shrine.
Pathway to Kasuga Taisha shrine.
More lanterns and deer toward Kasuga Taisha shrine.
Moss covered lanterns near Kasuga Taisha shrine.
More lanterns near Kasuga Taisha shrine.
The torii at near the entrance to Kasuga Taisha shrine.
Pavilion at Kofukuji Temple. It is Japan's second tallest.
Kofukuji Temple.
Pavilion at Kofukuji Temple
Kofukuji Temple grounds.
Our new artwork and the artist himself.
World's greatest toilet. The Toto washlet.
