My family and I visited Japan this past week and it was INCREDIBLE. Absolutely wonderful experience. I am so grateful.
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| Meiji Jingu Shrine, Tokyo |
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| Shibuya Crossing |
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| View from the shinkansen |
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Kyoto
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| Kyoto |
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| Kinkakuji, Kyoto |
Fushimi Inari Shrine
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| Kyoto |
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| Tea Ceremony |
Yasika Pagoda
McDonalds in Japan! I am a very average American... I could lose a few pounds, but I'm not significantly overweight... but I was absolutely the fattest person in the Osaka McDonalds that we stopped in for lunch... an experience which is unlikely to ever be the case in the United States. There were probably 60-70 Japanese business people - strangers - sitting next to each other, packed in the McDonalds like sardines, silently eating their meals. I found the contrast really interesting.
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| Osaka.... massive |
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| Nara |
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| Nara |
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| The breakfasts in Japan were the best breakfasts I've ever eaten. |
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| Matcha in Tokyo |
The last time I was in Japan, I was 5. It was amazing to experience it with an adult lens. Returning was a tremendous gift.
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| Me in the East China Sea, circa 1993? |
