Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 - BarryPhoto

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BarryPhoto > Heading west to the Far East.

BarryPhoto > Lobby of Akasaka Prince Hotel

BarryPhoto > Akasaka Prince Hotel

BarryPhoto > View from our room, looking towards Roppongi Hills.

BarryPhoto > Taken from our window, it can be seen in street at the lower left of previous shot.

BarryPhoto > 6:30 am at the Tokyo fish market.

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > So much to see, so little time...where should we go next?

BarryPhoto > From the river.

BarryPhoto > From the river.

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Ginza at night

BarryPhoto > Akihabara (eTown) the electronics mecca of Tokyo with about 250 separate stores, jammed with shoppers on Saturday afternoon.

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Buying a wish.

BarryPhoto > "Bathing" in the healing vapors of the incense.

BarryPhoto > Not posed; I just wanted a shot of the stature, but she just wanted to rub it all over for good luck. (Much better quality after slight levels adjustment!)

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Basement food shopping, incredible variety and prices

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Cicadas were noisy in many neighborhoods.

BarryPhoto > Pachinko, anyone?

BarryPhoto > Our son's name, immortalized on the Tokyo equivalent of Denny's. (Food was great, by the way!)

BarryPhoto > Plastic food store

BarryPhoto > Plastic food store

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Washing hands before entereing temple.

BarryPhoto > Hopes and well wishes written on wooden slates.

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Hopes and well wishes written on wooden slates.

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Hip shopping street jammed on Saturday.

BarryPhoto > Near the street in the previous shot, young girls dress up and pose for the amusement of all.

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > They do draw a crowd.

BarryPhoto > Neon is popular!

BarryPhoto > Can't see it, but each girl is on her cell phone. This is in Yokohama's new and growing water front development Minato Mirai 21; huge convention center, hotels, malls, amusement park all in striking futuristic architecture.

BarryPhoto > This is in Yokohama's new and growing water front development Minato Mirai 21; huge convention center, hotels, malls, amusement park all in striking futuristic architecture.

BarryPhoto > This is in Yokohama's new and growing water front development Minato Mirai 21; huge convention center, hotels, malls, amusement park all in striking futuristic architecture.

BarryPhoto > Matches the best fireworks I've ever seen.

BarryPhoto > Matches the best fireworks I've ever seen.

BarryPhoto > Matches the best fireworks I've ever seen.

BarryPhoto > Matches the best fireworks I've ever seen.

BarryPhoto > Matches the best fireworks I've ever seen.

BarryPhoto > Kyoto Station

BarryPhoto > Kyoto Station

BarryPhoto > Gion neighbor hood of our ryokan.

BarryPhoto > Motonago ryokan Recommended, and thank you very much, by Nils at the Alive in Kyodto website: http://www.planetkyoto.com/nils/

BarryPhoto > Our room.

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Part of the incredible dishes of our 13-dish Kaiseki feast.

BarryPhoto > One of the incredible dishes of our 13-dish Kaiseki feast.

BarryPhoto > Three futon camp-in.

BarryPhoto > Golden Pavilion

BarryPhoto > Golden Pavilion

BarryPhoto > Golden Pavilion

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Kyoto garden

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Japan/ Tokyo & Kyoto - 2004 photo

BarryPhoto > Crane

BarryPhoto > Crane

BarryPhoto > Uzumasa Movie Studio, where many samurai were (and still are) being filmed.

BarryPhoto > Hit the bullseye on his first throw!

BarryPhoto > Hokey ninja theatrics, but fun.

BarryPhoto > Arcade beat.

BarryPhoto > Karaoke...when in Rome!

BarryPhoto > My son, a fan of Anime and Manga comics, also plays a fantasy card game called "Magic," we were able to track down a game in Kyoto.

BarryPhoto > I lost my Nikon eyepiece (hasn't everyone, almost, at one time or another?) and found the largest photo store in Kyoto. The only bargain in Japan was the $4 replacement. I thought some Fluzi-fans might enjoy seeing how Panasonic markets them in Japan: Free-standing, eye-catching, point-of-sale kiosk, loaded with thick, glossy brochures; apparently very successful there. First week of August and no sign of new models, though. By the way, the FZ10 was selling for roughly $575!

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