Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Sapporo, sunset from the t.v tower.
Kushiro, another sunset pic.
This was in kushiro, Hokaido looking over the wetlands not the best time of year to see it but it was still great to see it.
Kakunodate, gardens of a samurai house

Yokohama harbour.
View from Himeji castle tower.


Sunset in Kyoto and not a temple in sight.
Shinkansen (bullet train) this is the type of train we used for most of our travels around Japan.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008


More Red


Autumn colours.
Hiroshima castle. This was destroyed by the a-bomb but rebuilt a few years later there is a lot more to it than what you see in this photo.
View from are apartment in Hiroshima.


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Monday, December 1, 2008

Sapporo from the tv tower.
On our way to the train station in Asahidake.
This was the school hall in Toya where the volcano erupted. The roof is made of about 100mm concrete and you can see where the falling rocks have smashed straight though.

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Old samurai house. This was in Kakunodate first stop on our trip
Toya.
Me in Yokohama.

Shibuya, Tokyo

Just a couple of shots to show you what the nightlife is like in Tokyo.
Sooo many people!