a hui hou kakou

I was first in Japan for about a week attending my older sister Raina´s wedding in September 2001. Parts of the countryside remind me of Honoka´a when I was little. During my travels of summer 2006 I returned to Japan for about two weeks in July and four weeks in October and November. Japan feels like the Germany of Asia. It is so very clean and organized and this seems to bring a bit of stress to the society.

Imperial Seal of Japan

Imperial Seal of Japan

Map of Japan Here are Raina, Miyasa, and Joe. 2003. A small town in the hills where Raina likes to teach. Sept. 2001. Me, Rose, and Raina. Sept. 2001. A beautiful waterfall near Mt. Fuji. Sept. 2001. Another beautiful waterfall near Mt. Fuji. Sept. 2001. This is the city where my sister lives. Her Japanese friends kept saying they were sorry about how rural it was! It is a small Japanese city. Sept. 2001. Another view of the city. Sept. 2001. Me, Leif, Raina and Miyasa in the town where Raina likes to teach. Sept. 2001. Raina's friend Miho. Sept. 2001. The wedding of my sister Raina. Sept. 2001. A very beautiful temple in Japan, there was the sound of cicadas in the trees. Sept. 2001. Ferry I took from Russia to Japan. July 2006. Cat bus for children to go to school. July 2006. Near Hamamatsu. July 2006. Near Hamamatsu. July 2006. Kunma. July 2006. Kunma. July 2006. Kunma. July 2006. Dragonfly in Kunma. July 2006. Raina and Joe in Kunma. July 2006. Joe eating icecream. July 2006. Miho happens to be the name of one of my best Japanese friends. July 2006. Kyoto metro. July 2006. Kyoto metro. July 2006. Daitoku-ji Buddhist complex. July 2006. Daitoku-ji Buddhist complex. July 2006. Ryogen-in Zen garden. July 2006. Ryogen-in Zen garden. July 2006. Daitoku-ji Buddhist complex. July 2006. Kyoto. July 2006. The Golden Pavilion Rokuon-Ji Temple. July 2006. Kyoto. July 2006. Sign for the Kyoto metro. July 2006. I met my friend Katy in Japan, I know her from when I was studying in Quebec in 2002. July 2006. Train stop where Katy was living. July 2006. Train near Katy's home. July 2006. Sign at Tokyo station. July 2006. Near the Imperial Palace. July 2006. Statue near the Imperial Palace. July 2006. East Gardens of the Imperial Palace. July 2006. East Gardens of the Imperial Palace. July 2006. Some fish at the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace. July 2006. Going into the Tokyo metro. July 2006. Tokyo metro. July 2006. Tokyo metro. July 2006. Shrine in Tokyo. July 2006. Shrine in Tokyo. July 2006. Shrine in Tokyo. July 2006. Sign for the Tokyo metro. July 2006. Door of a shrine in Tokyo. July 2006. Famous Akihabara, billed as the most high tech shopping area in the world. This made it rather a let down. It is an interesting place, but over hyped. July 2006. Now this is very cool, it is a compact parking garage. The cars are packed away with elevators. July 2006. My friend Miho, I met her on my trip to Japan in 2001. July 2006. Miho and Arisa. July 2006. Japanese train. July 2006. Metro sign in Fukuoka. July 2006. Fukuoka. July 2006. Shimonoseki. July 2006. Shimonoseki ferry port. July 2006. Shimonoseki. July 2006. Shimonoseki. July 2006. The sea near the Ryukyu Islands. October 2006. The ferry I rode from Taiwan to Japan. October 2006. More of the sea. October 2006. The ferry I rode from Taiwan to Japan. October 2006. Najoya ferry port, very far from the pubic transport of the city! October 2006. Driver of a Japanese train, notice he has a pocket watch among his instruments!. October 2006. Art at the train station in Hamamatsu. October 2006. Me and my sister Raina. October 2006. Kunma, near where my sister lives, Nov. 2006. Miyasa, Joe and Raina in Kunma. Nov. 2006. Joe looking at a mirror, Nov. 2006. Beautiful dinner my sister cooked. Nov. 2006. Cute fish in Shimonoseki. Nov. 2006. Shimonoseki, Nov. 2006. Shimonoseki, Nov. 2006. The boat I took to China, Nov. 2006. It was about a day late in arriving! Outside the Imperial Palace Tokyo. Passport Stamps |back to travels |