My room in Riverside Takase Ryokan, Kyoto 

Next to a sumo wrestler (he has a long way to go in terms of bulk), Tokyo 

Sunset from Tokyo airport 

Emperor's cup, Sumo stadium, Tokyo 

Jan 2005 sumo tournament, junior division bout 

Sony building, Ginza, Tokyo 

Meiji Shrine, Tokyo 

Street perfomer, Ueno park, Tokyo 

Samurai armor, Tokyo national museum, Ueno, Tokyo 

Tokyo national museum, Ueno, Tokyo 

Whale sculpture, Ueno park, Tokyo 

Annie, travel companion @ Inari, Kyoto 

Gates downsized to make room for more gates, Inari, Kyoto 

Start of the gate lined path to the shrine at the top of the hill, Inari, Kyoto 

Fox figurines in Inari, Kyoto 

Entrance to Inari shrine (temple of 1000 toriis), Kyoto.  

Tofukuji temple pagoda, Kyoto 

Stone lantern, Daikakuji Temple, Kyoto 

Grounds of Daikakuji Temple, Kyoto 

Garden in Nijo Castle, Kyoto 

Entrance to Nijo Castle, Kyoto 

Eternal spring with magical water, Kiyomizhu temple, Kyoto 

Dragon, Kiyomizhu temple, Kyoto 

The long wooden hall of Sanjusengundo Temple (temple of 1001 budda with 1000 hands each) Kyoto 

Closer View, Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto