** while eagerly awaiting film development.....these will have to suffice:
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view from out hotel, early morning in Tokyo |
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hama rikyu garden |
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gates over looking feudal imperial palace site, Tokyo |
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our very traditional japanese meal in a basement restaurant in shunjuku |
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the menu! |
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first time trying iwashi : sardines |
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early morning trip to tsujiki fish market, 5am!
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breakfast sushi, best in tsujiki market from fish just brought in to the market |
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tea for after the big market rush |
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tokyo tower from rippongi observation deck |
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breakfast crackers before fuji trip! |
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trip to see mt. fuji |
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boiled egg from volcanic springs in Hakone mountains |
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shrine on banks of Lake Ashi, a volcanic crater lake in Hakone mtns |
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day in Ueno Park.. my oracle being delivered |
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Stopped in the park for some sweets! |
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walking around Ueno |
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our fav cat store, bought lots of maneki-neko, lucky cats |
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temple scenes |
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fun with Miko, at a beauty photo booth :) check out our widened eyes! |
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tokyo tower view from our hotel, last night in Toyko |
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tokyo tower view from our hotel, last night in Toyko |
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an amazing kaiseki meal at michelin starred: Kikunoi |

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strawberries growing in Kyoto house garden |
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Sol, a beautiful artisans shop near out hotel in Kyoto |
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takoyaki! a snack made of batter and cooked in a special takoyaki pan, filled with octopus |
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grounds at Kyoto temples |
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mound in zen garden representing mt. fuij |
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Kiyomizu temple, kyoto |
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Kiyomizu temple, kyoto |
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cat lady along philosophers walk, kyoto |
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fushimi inari temple, millions of torii along mountain hike
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shops along the torii path |
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cemeteries along the hike |
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back down the mountain, at sunset |
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train tracks, kyoto |
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a little delicious desert.. |
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watching macaques do their thing |
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day walking through zen gardens, kyoto |
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a message board for children at a shrine in kyoto |
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complementary temple slippers |
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mandarin orange trees |
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last great meal in kyoto: Goya, okinawan cuisine |
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bullet train back to toyko for a flight to NY in the morning |
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lots of ¥ 1.. all thats left! |