Japan

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Our last big foreign trip was Japan in September of 2000. We went to Tokyo, Kamakura, Nara, Kyoto, and a side trip to little known Shiga prefecture. A friend is from there and we stayed with her family. I'm uploading some photos from that trip to go along with this post. It was a wonderful trip and we saw a lot there. Kyoto is particularly nice for its cultural history. My wife loved Tokyo for shopping.

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Photos

Lake Biwa
Nice shot with good reflection of the clouds in the water, and a somewhat interesting boat in the distant midground.

Nijo Castle
I love this shot because of the bird in flight over the water.

Nara
Some Japanese cultural sites like Nara (including Miyajima near Hiroshima), have a deer population. Unlike here in the US, they are essentially tame, though they can be aggressive if they think you have food they might like.