Photos from Japan - Part 2
In another installment of images from Japan, I've included the next chronological selection of pictures w/ some brief descriptions. You can also view all Japan pictures here
A samurai house in Kakunodate. This samurai house belonged to a middle class sammurai and was transported here from another location to attract tourist to the city; more on 'creating tourism' in another post.
Staying at a ryokan (traditional Japanese style place), where we slept on a futon mattress.
My brother on a tram up the mountain in Hakone
A Buddhist temple up on a misty mountain in Hakone.
A shinkansen (bullet train). We used this very fast train to get around Japan with our JR Rail pass: a must for anyone going to Japan with a plan to cover a lot of ground.
A lost tourist on a bike in the rain in Kyoto. In Japan a lot of people ride these kinds of bicycles around the cities.
Ancient temple grounds of Nanzen-ji in Kyoto
Beautiful and colorful temples in Kyoto
Pachinko mania! Extremely common and popular, pachinko places are the way Japanese people gamble their money.
The shopping arcades in Osaka.
Parked bicycles on a street of Osaka; Bicycles are a very common way of transportation in the cities.
The busy streets of Osaka: the 3rd largest city in Japan and known for one of the best night lives.
Having dinner with Mike, a friend from Toronto who was working in Japan on the JET program this past year.
A geisha district in Kyoto with 17th century restaurants and tea houses.
A geisha walking away quickly, trying to avoid other tourists chasing after her to take a picture. A geisha traditionaly entertains men, wealthy enough to pay for her company.
A girl in Kimono advertising a restaurant on the streets of Kyoto; there are several women walking around the city in wearing Kimonos.
Drinking Asahi bear at a pub in Kyoto.
Sitting inside a small temple in Nara
Surrounded by the sacred deer at a park near the many large temples of Nara.
A beautiful pond in Nara
A 10m statues, called Neo guardians, carved from wood and located on the way to the Todai Ji temple.
Todai-ji temple is the largest wooden structure in the world. Located in Nara, it houses some enormous Buddha statues.
Me coming out of a hole in the wooden pole in Todai-ji; it is believed that if you can go through this hole you will be enlightened.
Me enjoying the beautiful view just outside the Todai-ji temple in Nara.
A temple on top of a hill with sacred deer lurking on the temple grounds in Nara.
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Japan trip Travel temples kimono Nara Kyoto Osaka geisha Todaiji Asahi
Neoguardians wood carving
sacret deerpachinko
ryokan Hakone shinkansen
samurai house arcade Japanese restaurant bicycles
A samurai house in Kakunodate. This samurai house belonged to a middle class sammurai and was transported here from another location to attract tourist to the city; more on 'creating tourism' in another post.
Staying at a ryokan (traditional Japanese style place), where we slept on a futon mattress.
My brother on a tram up the mountain in Hakone
A Buddhist temple up on a misty mountain in Hakone.
A shinkansen (bullet train). We used this very fast train to get around Japan with our JR Rail pass: a must for anyone going to Japan with a plan to cover a lot of ground.
A lost tourist on a bike in the rain in Kyoto. In Japan a lot of people ride these kinds of bicycles around the cities.
Ancient temple grounds of Nanzen-ji in Kyoto
Beautiful and colorful temples in Kyoto
Pachinko mania! Extremely common and popular, pachinko places are the way Japanese people gamble their money.
The shopping arcades in Osaka.
Parked bicycles on a street of Osaka; Bicycles are a very common way of transportation in the cities.
The busy streets of Osaka: the 3rd largest city in Japan and known for one of the best night lives.
Having dinner with Mike, a friend from Toronto who was working in Japan on the JET program this past year.
A geisha district in Kyoto with 17th century restaurants and tea houses.
A geisha walking away quickly, trying to avoid other tourists chasing after her to take a picture. A geisha traditionaly entertains men, wealthy enough to pay for her company.
A girl in Kimono advertising a restaurant on the streets of Kyoto; there are several women walking around the city in wearing Kimonos.
Drinking Asahi bear at a pub in Kyoto.
Sitting inside a small temple in Nara
Surrounded by the sacred deer at a park near the many large temples of Nara.
A beautiful pond in Nara
A 10m statues, called Neo guardians, carved from wood and located on the way to the Todai Ji temple.
Todai-ji temple is the largest wooden structure in the world. Located in Nara, it houses some enormous Buddha statues.
Me coming out of a hole in the wooden pole in Todai-ji; it is believed that if you can go through this hole you will be enlightened.
Me enjoying the beautiful view just outside the Todai-ji temple in Nara.
A temple on top of a hill with sacred deer lurking on the temple grounds in Nara.
Tags
Japan trip Travel temples kimono Nara Kyoto Osaka geisha Todaiji Asahi
Neoguardians wood carving
sacret deerpachinko
ryokan Hakone shinkansen
samurai house arcade Japanese restaurant bicycles
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