Blossoms at the Kiyomizudera in Kyoto	Gate at the Kiyomizudera	Approaching Himeji Castle	Himeji Castle from below
A Nozomi service shinkansen, making a very brief stop	Ekiben (boxed lunch) on board the shinkansen	Mount Fuji from the shinkansen	Sakura (cherry blossoms) in Kyoto
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto	Genbaku Dome in Hiroshima	Delicious Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima	A torii-lined path at Fushimi Inari, south of Kyoto
5-storied pagoda at the Senso-ji in the Asakusa district of Tokyo	Temple guardian at the Horyu-ji, south of Nara	Jeff in front of the 5-storied pagoda at the Horyu-ji	Vicky, Yuko, and Laurel enjoying a bento lunch at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo
Hungry deer at the Miyajima ferry station	Jeff at the lookout on Mt. Misen on Miyajima	View from Mt. Misen on Miyajima	Monkeys grooming on Miyajima
Itsukushima Jinja on Miyajima	The Great Torii at Itsukushima Jinja	Inside our guest house at the Iwaso Ryokan on Miyajima	The grounds of the Iwaso Ryokan at night
The Daibutsuden (Great Buddha Hall) at the Todai-ji in Nara	The Great Buddha at the Todai-ji	The Otaimatsu ceremony on the balcony of the Nigatsu-do at the Todai-ji	Interior detail of the Hondo (Main Hall) at the Kiyomizudera in Kyoto

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