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Visit to Japan

March/April 2023
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Friends

Had a chance to catch up with many old friends, from work and the old neighborhood

At Guras in Kachidoki, group dinner	At Andy's Shin Hi no Moto, CW from me, Cody, Jonathan Goodman, Jonathan Keith, Joe Itakura, Justin	Gareth Edwards, Brian Booth, me at Devil Craft (Devilcraft) pizza, Jiyugaoka	Justin at Chill Cafe
Carl at Saizeriya	Jonathan Keith, me	Carl VanWijk, Jason Quigley, me at horumon place in Kachidoki	me, Tom Goto at lunch place (his friend Popeye's former cook)
Yoshihiko Yoshii, Hiro Okuda, me at Todoroki restaurant	me, Hiroko & Satheesh	At Andy's Shin Hi no Moto, Joe Itakura, me

Cherry Blossoms

My timing was perfect! I was there for the short window when most of the Tokyo cherry trees are in bloom

Cherry trees in bloom, Kachidoki	Cherry trees in bloom, Kachidoki	Cherry trees in bloom, Kachidoki	Cherry trees in bloom, Kachidoki
Cherry trees in bloom, Kachidoki	Cherry trees in bloom	Cherry trees in bloom, Kachidoki	Cherry trees in bloom, Kachidoki
Cherry trees in bloom, Kachidoki

Mt Takao

Long my favorite "day trip" just to get outdoors and away from the city

Mt Takao	Mt Takao	Mt Takao	Mt Takao
Mt Takao	Mt Takao	Mt Takao, children hugging octopus sculpture	Mt Takao, octopus sculpture
Mt Takao, octopus sculpture	Mt Takao, sansai soba	Mt Takao	Mt Takao
Mt Takao	Mt Takao	Mt Takao, old and young tengu	Mt Takao, gold warrior statue
Mt Takao, gold dragon statue	Mt Takao, gold coins as offerings	Mt Takao	Mt Takao, gravestones
Mt Takao, gravestones	Mt Takao, donor names	Mt Takao, blossoming bush	Mt Takao, twisted roots, stone wall
IMG_3359.jpg	Mt Takao	Mt Takao	Mt Takao
Mt Takao

Ueno Park

Always a hub of activity, especially around cherry season

Ueno Park	Ueno Park cherry trees	Ueno Park, rows of stone lanterns	Ueno Park, rows of stone lanterns
Ueno Park, food stalls	Ueno Park, pagoda	Ueno Park, stone wall (texture)	Ueno Park, shiba inu (dogs)
Ueno Park	Ueno Park lake, cherry tree, duck	Ueno Park	Ueno Park
Ueno Park lake, cherry tree, duck	Ueno Park	Asakusa Kannon (Senso Ji), rows of lanterns	Asakusa Kannon (Senso Ji), pagoda
Asakusa Kannon (Senso Ji), stone lion	Asakusa Kannon (Senso Ji), girls taking photos	Asakusa Kannon (Senso Ji), girls taking photos	Asakusa Kannon (Senso Ji), girls taking photos
Asakusa Kannon (Senso Ji), girls taking photos

Misc

foggy day in Kachidoki

mascots promoting DoCoMo cell service, at Bic Camera

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