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Japan! 18-27 February 2005 (Click on the picture for a bigger view!)

Friday

Inakaya, a robatayaki restaurant where they cook the food in front of you and then hand it across to you on a paddle. We sat next to a nice looking Japanese business man and his two Eastern European prostitutes.

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Mount Fuji from the bullet train

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Leo overlooking Tokyo

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ramen

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the Akihabara neighborhood in Tokyo: nicknamed "electric town" because of all the high tech electronic stores.

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Thursday

koi

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Wednesday

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leo outside Sanju-Sangen-Do

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tea ceremony close-up, which includes a cup of very bitter green tea made from a frothed powder and a very sweet pastry.

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maggi at the tea ceremony

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Garden at Okochi-Sanso

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Garden at Okochi-Sanso, the estate of a silent-era samurai movie actor

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bamboo forest close-up

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Bamboo forest near Okochi-Sanso

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Roanji Temple

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Shoes aren't allowed inside temples usually so they give you these cute one-size-fits-all slippers

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Dam used to keep koi inside the pond

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tea ceremony platforms

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Coins thrown into the bowl grant prayers

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Rokuon-Ji Temple pond

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Rokuon-Ji Temple golden pavillion

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Most public toilets look like this. It's like peeing in the woods.

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Rokuon-Ji Temple pavillion and pond

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interruptor moss

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