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August 19th 2006

Published: September 19th 2006

I am in Japan!!! A long way from Adelaide, Australia, but here I am in Shizuoka for a year teaching at an English Kindergarten while seeing and experiencing as much of this crazy, mixed up, amazing country as I can! When Marissas parents were here we went back to Kyoto for 2 nights. These are my highlights from the trip!!................... 1. Sanjusangendo- the 1001 wooden statues of Kannon wi... Read Full Entry

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Fushimi Inari Shrine

The fox is thought to be Inari's messenger- they guard the rice grannery by holding the key in their mouth.

Fushimi Inari Shrine

When I took this photo I thought the characters would say something spiritual or traditional or something, but they are just the names of the companies who paid for that particular gate to be restored. Advertising!!

Rhinoceros/Elephant Beetle

The kids love to keep these as pets, this is the first one weve seen in 'the wild'.

Spiroichi

Speaking of Turning Japanese.....

Like a geisha

Arashiyama

Monkeys and Kyoto

Marissa has made a friend

Arashiyama

Baby monkey

Arashiyama

He he, his monkey is looking through the telescope!!!

Stop looking at me.....

monkey!!!

It thinks its people!!!

Sagano bamboo forest

Sagano bamboo forest

Sagano bamboo forest

Gotta love em!!

Yes Dad we went on the Raku sightseeing bus!

Kyoto Bus Driver

20th September 2006

mum
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you have done a great job 2 blogs in a week! Love the pics- CDS arrived today

20th September 2006

spiro
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i want to go back to kyoto
loved japan also your sence of humour and your lovely smile

20th September 2006

sheila
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monkeys
were the monkeys as cute as they looked? Perhaps I should add one to my collection of pets!

20th September 2006

Lol
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good fun
looks such fun you're having Ame. And such a great communicator. Love seeing it all. Thanks very much for the post card. The kids love it too . Very special. Keep it up. School closure celebrations on Dec 3rd, will be interesting to see who owns it when you get back. Wierd huh. They say its progress.... Love from the old quiet Mintaro... xx

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