arrived in Japan

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I arrived in Japan on Tuesday and so far everything has gone extremely well. I'm glad I trained a bit back home cause I have been walking alot of miles (or kilometers) since I got here. The weather has been magnificent...sunny and warm during the day with a bit cooler evenings.

Spent the first few days in Tokyo seeing the main sites. Visited the imperial palace, the fish market, and a few of the more popular areas of the city (shinjuku, harajuku, shibuya, ginza, akahabra). even got to experience late night Kareoke with some friends I made here (gal from NZ and one from Japan). We sang all night until 5am and when we exited, the Shibuya area (known for being swarmed with youngsters) was still packed with thousands of kids running about.


On friday, I headed up to Nikko where many shirnes and temples are. It is raining here but I am sure I will enjoy visiting the sites.

I plan to stay in Japan through the end of this month with visits to: Mt Fuji, Izu, Hiroshima, Kyoto and Osaka. On May 3oth, I fly to Hong Kong to meet my friend Joe.

Larry

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Photos

Fish Market
a friendly man gave me a ride on his little truck and showed me his collection of shrimp

Golden Week Parade
This week is Golden Week so I thought it best to join the parade

Temple Dragon
A dragon at a local Tokyo temple

Harajuku Girls
Here I pose with two of the infamous girls of the Harajuku area

Free Massage
Leave it to me to find a small outdoor party which has free massages sponsored by the red cross

japanesse wedding
One of the temples I visited had a wedding taking place

Kareoke
A star is born at the late night kareoke joint in Shibuya

Sacred Bridge
A quick walk around Nikko upon arrival produced this photo of the sacred bridge.