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May 9th 2005

Published: June 4th 2005

Feeling a little inspired here in Singapore, I will attempt to write some more about Tokyo and post the best of some of the millions of photos we took whilst there. We decided to go all out "Japanese Tourist" and try and beat them at their own game. No, not Sumo; We decided to take millions of pictures of all the quintessentially Japanese, funny, different and quirky things we encountered in our s... Read Full Entry

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Well I wonder if anyone ever notices these comments. But we're changing it again, because we both now have jobs. Both of us. And we're starting in ten days' time, and moving into our beautiful flat in beautiful Saltaire, near Leeds. More will be posted in due course, to round up our post-life changing experience, and round off the Travelblog.... full info

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The female dorm in the hostel we stayed in

The men's was as nice but much less pink and fluffy. Ours was the Jungle room, and crammed 12 people into the space! It was one of the best we've stayed in by the way, and called the Guess T House in case you want to look it up.

A beautifully carved stone figure atop a grave

This time it's a shrine carved into the rock

The last 2 pictures were from the temples in Kamakura.

The entrance to the Zen temple grounds

Beautiful entrance way

I don't even care what it's the entrance to, it's just perfect

Part of the Zen temple itself

It struck me as one of the most perfect and beautiful buildings I'd ever seen

The Zen "Lake of Mind"

Confucious says "Don't wipe bum with sandpaper"

Two women doing a cleansing ritual

It's the one I mentioned with the long spoons.

Presumably a kind of naming ceremony for children

I really liked the Kimono the lady was wearing.

Sarah in front of Big Buddha

Little Buddha was in awe of Big Buddha, and incidentally he was almost totally identical. Just small enough to fit in a backpack for 8 months, and weighing somewhat less than 850 tons.

A buyer inspects the tuna at the fish market

If Tokyo doesn't want to make you play Sim City, nothing will

Enjoying the Hybrid Energy simulator at Toyota

Now, who can explain regenerative braking?

The "Safety Simulator"

I'll give fifty quid to anyone who can explain plausibly how you would simulate safety.

And now, Mr Lecter, time for some Teppanyaki

Teppanyaki is where you cook the raw food in a little barbeque in your table. V cool.

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