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The whole group, plus two local girls, in a Tokyo bar the first night we were all together
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One of the many shinkansen (bullet trains) we took around the country.
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Our last dinner in Tokyo was shabu-shabu (Japanese hot pot) and was by far the best. 3000y ($30) for...
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After walking around for a couple hours, we found a vending machine that sold Budweiser. Ryan, Jon,...
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This is a multi-storied pagoda off in the distance. The foreground is a series of docks where tour boats (and some fishing boats) moor at night.
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We couldn't get any closer, because the temple's park area was closed, but this is my favorite...
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I found that if I rested my camera on a concrete lamp post, and propped the front of the camera up...
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I had to experiment with the motion-reduction feature on my camera, due to the shutter opening for...
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One of two lion statues guarding the grounds of the temple/shrine area
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Using a light-enhancement mode on my camera gives the gate a different tone of orange.
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The torii gate at night. The tide is out, but when it is in, this is called the "floating gate", as it seems to float on the water.
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Okay. I am a tall person. I am a big guy. Nowhere was that more obvious than at the ryokan, where I...
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The dining area in another one of our rooms. These were just pads on the floor, not comfortable at all, really.
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The dining room area in our room. The chairs are directly on the floor, you cross your legs under...
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We stayed a ryokan (traditional Japanese hotel), and experienced our first (and most comfortable) real beds since leaving Tokyo 4 days earlier.
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