Discovering the Undiscoverable

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July 23rd 2008

Published: July 25th 2008

If someone were to ask me to name the top 10 places that I want to visit I could list them off in the space of one breath. They are always there, in the back of my mind, nagging me and quietly persuading me to go. I have thought so much about them that I have developed romanticized images and ideas about them. I feel like I somehow know them and know what they are like. In contrast, if someone w... Read Full Entry

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”カープカープ広島カープ”

the mascot to my favorite team in Japan, the Hiroshima Carps

Uma

Sarah's running route up a huge set of stairs. It looked like it was straight out of the Kill Bill 2 movie where Uma trained with the old Chinese master.

Reaching the Top

the old temple at the top of the stairs

SASS

Sarah modeling the hot new SASS gear

Mama Boar

getting a special show on our walk through the Maruoka Mountains

Cooling Down

the weathers hot but the water in rice field aqueducts is still ice cold

Contrasts with a Connection

Going Back in Time

taking a trip into the mountains to see an old samurai's house

A Field of Color

deep in the Maruoka Mountains

Monochrome with a Twist

Special

finding ourselves in a usually crowded prayer room without a soul

Patience--忍耐--Patience

the key word for the past two and a half months

Mossy

the ageold Eiheiji Temple

Fire in the Sky

an amazing sunset outside the Fragrance Apartment Complex in Maruoka

Aqueduct Surfing

floating down the cold aqueduct canals that feed the rice fields

Sarie and E-san

Fukui Sayonara Party

10th August 2008

Islandboy
Chaz McSwaz

Noice
Nice shash`s yellowhead, very green. Glad to hear you got off ok from my successor, sorry I didint get a chance to speak to before I left. Was up mountains solid for a about 2 weeks and camping with no electric plugs. Was wicked though. Bakc in osaka now. gonna miss this city too. let me know how life back in the US is going mate. Dont forget me mother f****r! Nick Ps I have a handle bar moustache

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