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Tokyo, Japan 東京

Dedicated to Kashio and Greg (my Japan posse) whom made the following possible…

Stone of remembrance, Yanaka Cemetery, Yanaka district, Taito ward, Tokyo — December 12, 2003

Roof tiles, Tennoji, Yanaka, Taito, Tokyo — December 12, 2003

Kamakura influenced Buddha, Tennoji, Yanaka, Tokyo — December 12, 2003

Homeless listening to Christian preaching while awaiting food, Ueno Park, Tokyo — December 12, 2003

Nature and urban blend together at the Hama Rikyu Gardens, near Shiodome, Tokyo — December 15, 2003

Greg at the Hama Rykyu (Shogun hunting grounds), Tokyo — December 15, 2003

Duck hunting theory, Hama Rikyu Gardens, Tokyo — December 15, 2003

Bodhisathva image at Sensō-ji 金龍山浅草寺 , Asakusa, Tokyo — December 15, 2003

Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate), Sensō-ji, Asakusa, Tokyo — December 15, 2003
Sensoji is dedicated to the Goddess Kannon

Sensoji’s giant lantern, Asakusa, Tokyo — December 15, 2003

Green tea and a red-bean cake with autumn Japanese maples, Jindaiji, Chofu, Tokyo — December 13, 2003

Japanese maple exhibits beautiful koyo (autumn foliage), Jindaiji, Chofu city, Tokyo — December 13, 2003
The stream provides water for soba noodle production; on the Nogawa walk from Higashi Koganei

Dead ducks hang as part of a restaurant ritual, Kanda district, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo — December 12, 2003
kanda = field

Yanaka Cemetery gravestone, Tokyo — December 12, 2003

Cemetery grounds on a good walk between Nippori and Ueno, Tokyo

Feeding hato (pigeons) near Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo — December 15, 2003

Meiji Jingu shrine is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, Tokyo

Meiji Jingu Tori, Tokyo

Blessings and prayers at the Meiji Jingu (Shinto), Harajuku, Tokyo

“Some of those tents are nicer and bigger than where we live” — Ueno Park, Tokyo — December 12, 2003