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Konnichiwa Tokyo!

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Some musings on my brief trip to Asia. This was my second time to China and my first time to Japan (and it just so happened to coincide with the annual Cherry Blossom Festival). Because I had been to China previously and I speak the language, my friend begged me to be her guide. Granted, she did not have to do much begging for me to wholeheartedly agree!
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Konnichiwa Tokyo!

April 15, 2006

This was my first time in Japan.  I felt so lucky to not only have the opportunity to travel there, but to also witness the elegant opening of the famous Cherry Blossoms (sakura).  The Cherry Blossoms have to be one of nature's most beautiful gifts to the world.


The day's agenda included:

  • Senso-Ji
  • Ueno-Koen
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To see Senso-ji I had to enter thr…
To see Senso-ji I had to enter t…
Nakamise-dori was a shopping stree…
Nakamise-dori was a shopping str…
The grand old temple. It was stil…
The grand old temple. It was st…
The smoke of this large incense ca…
The smoke of this large incense …
The temple altar.
The temple altar.
A small garden within the compound…
A small garden within the compou…
Japanese paper lanterns.
Japanese paper lanterns.
The temples pagoda.
The temple's pagoda.
Omikujis were fortunes written on…
Omikuji's were fortunes written …
A Buddha shrine.
A Buddha shrine.
A chozuya, or trough of water, use…
A chozuya, or trough of water, u…
A dragon dispensing fresh water in…
A dragon dispensing fresh water …
Me at another chozuya. The steps …
Me at another chozuya. The step…
A sign at the Ueno-koen, which was…
A sign at the Ueno-koen, which w…
The Kiyomizu Kannon-do temple insi…
The Kiyomizu Kannon-do temple in…
My first encounter with a cherry b…
My first encounter with a cherry…
Some incredible red torii (shrine …
Some incredible red torii (shrin…
Tosho-gu jinja temple, another one…
Tosho-gu jinja temple, another o…
A rock garden.
A rock garden.
A pathway of 200 stone lanterns gi…
A pathway of 200 stone lanterns …
A memorial in honor of the hundred…
A memorial in honor of the hundr…
Paper cranes symbolizing peace.
Paper cranes symbolizing peace.
A stunning peony (my favorite flow…
A stunning peony (my favorite fl…
More peonies.
More peonies.
Downtown Tokyo at night.
Downtown Tokyo at night.
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