Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Following Princess Mononoke

shinkansen sakura to kagoshima


ferry to yakushima

sakurajima volcano in action

yakushima


hirauchi seaside onsen


fisherman


ohko-no-taki waterfalls



hiking up to the old cedar trees (yakusugi)



wilson's stump, hollow remains of a massive cedar tree

magical forest













lava beach



hiroshima


 in front of the kids' memorial


kyoto train station


to-ji

 kiyomizu-dera

higashiyama

chion-in


ginkaku-ji



 kinkaku-ji

ryoan-ji zen garden

nijo-jo


nishiki market



kamogawa