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Steve Schutt in Tokyo, May 20055/17/2005 |
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Tsukiji Fish MarketWhen coming from the US to Japan, most people are suffering a little jetlag, waking up around 4am, and thinking "what can I possibly do at this hour?". Well, the Tokyo has the largest fish market in the world, and all the action takes place early in the morning, starting around 5am. |
Hama-Rikyu GardenOnce kept as a duck hunting preserve for royalty, now a park |
2005-05-02_012.jpg Wisteria (Fuji) in bloom |
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2005-05-02_015.jpg 300 year old pine tree |
Meiji-jingu: Shinto ShrineNational Shinto shrine of Japan |
2005-05-02_016.jpg a wedding in progress |
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Hamamatsu: Tako MatsuriKites for the "Boys Day" festival. Different neighborhoods in Hamamatsu construct the kites and try to knock down the rivals, by pulling on the hemp rope and trying to cut each other's lines. |
Hamamatsu: Tako Matsuri (nighttime)After a hard day's kite flying, there's a parade with about 40 floats |
Asakusa |
Takao-san (Mt. Takao)One of my favorite places, where they are shrine/temple complexes on top that seem to mix Shinto and Buddhism in equal measure. |
2005-05-08_006.jpg Old "tengu" (mountain demon) |
2005-05-08_007.jpg Young "tengu" |
KamakuraAn old capitol of Japan, now mostly a tourist destination |
KabukiThis time we got to see a modern kabuki play, a comedy poking fun at the "revenge dramas" typified by the Tale of the 47 Ronin. |
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MiscellaneousThis time we got to see a modern kabuki play, a comedy poking fun at the "revenge dramas" typified by the Tale of the 47 Ronin. |