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January 7th 2007

Published: January 7th 2007

My winter vacation was absolutely wonderful thanks to my amazing host family in Kyoto that I stayed with. It was completely stress-free, which was exactly what I needed. I also felt incredibly nostalgic thinking about all the great times I had in that area while going to school there a few years ago. From the moment I stepped on the old Keihan railway, I felt that kind of feeling you feel when y... Read Full Entry

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Waiting among the crowd to pay my respects at the main shrine on New Years day. Look at all those people!

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The Shinto priestesses blessing the crowd for the New Year.

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Hello Kitty headquarters in Osaka.

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Colorful advertisements in Osaka

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Look at all the people! This is just a typical day in Osaka. There were more people in this shopping street than all the people on Yuge Island!

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Catching my ride back home. This is the Hikari Shinkansen, the second fastest among the shinkansen trains. It only takes about an hour from Osaka to the nearest city to Yuge.

8th January 2007

naomi
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akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!
jennie, it's all so beautiful and sugoi sounding!! ah.... koishii. I will get there sometime this year! mixi mo check shite ne~

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