Selected Pictures - Monday October 17
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Monday October 17: Breakfast at ryokan, Miyagawa Morning Market, Kusakabe, Yatai Kaikan, Takayama Jinya, old town, reception
- Ryokan breakfast / Tom
- Ryokan breakfast / Kitty
- Ryokan breakfast / Jackson; [Barry, Kitty, Steve, Marcia]
- Ryokan breakfast / Kitty; [Steve]
- Ryokan breakfast / Kitty; [Steve]
- Ryokan breakfast / Jackson; [Kitty, Steve]
- Ryokan breakfast / Jackson; [Marcia]
- Morning market on the Miya river (Miya-gawa) / Kitty
- View of the river / Jackson
- View of the river / Kitty
- View of the river / Kitty
- Statue on bridge / Jackson
- Statue on bridge / Jackson
- Comings and goings / Jackson
- Comings and goings / Tom; [Barry, Anne, Steve, Mary]
- Bag for sale / Tom
- Hey, this exchange rate table is great! / Tom; [Mary]
- Flowers for sale / Kitty
- Nice art at top / Kitty; [Marcia, Donna]
- Food stall / Jackson
- Candy vendor / Jackson
- Hot food / Jackson
- Artisan at work / Tom
- Finishing touches / Tom
- Kusakabe - classic old house / Tom
- Kusakabe / Tom
- Kusakabe - interior / Tom
- Kusakabe - interior / Jackson
- Kusakabe - interior / Jackson
- Kusakabe - garden / Tom
- Kusakabe - shrine / Tom
- Kusakabe - dining room / Tom
- Kusakabe - wood work / Tom
- Kusakabe - fire pit / Tom
- Kusakabe - rafters / Tom
- Street scene / Tom; [Takashi Nomura, Kitty, Mary]
- Street scene / Barry; [Takashi Nomura, Kerstin, Anne, Steve]
- Street scene / Jackson
- Street scene / Jackson
- Street scene / Jackson
- Street scene / Jackson
- Yatai Kaikan - Float Exhibition Hall / Tom
- Yatai Kaikan / Tom
- Yatai Kaikan - Banner / Jackson
- Yatai Kaikan - Tapestry / Jackson
- Sakurayama Hachiman Shrine / Jackson; [Barry, Tom]
- Sakurayama Hachiman Shrine / Tom; [Marcia]
- Grounds / Jackson
- Grounds / Jackson
- Grounds / Tom
- Grounds / Tom
- Grounds / Tom
- Grounds / Tom
- Grounds / Tom
- Grounds / Tom
- Street scene / Jackson
- Street scene / Jackson
- Street scene / Jackson
- Street scene / Jackson
- Street scene / Jackson
- Lunch at Ban Dai Kadomise Restaurant / Jackson; [Kerstin]
- Lunch / Kitty; [Barry, Jackson, Takashi Noumura, Donna]
- Lunch / Tom; [Mary, Steve]
- Lunch / Kitty
- Lunch / Tom; [Mary, Steve, Kitty]
- Takayama Jinya Historic Government House, built 1615 / Jackson
- Classic pattern / Jackson
- Firepot / Jackson
- Scroll / Jackson
- Alcove / Jackson
- Hallway and room / Jackson
- Kitchen / Jackson
- Kitchen / Jackson
- Kitchen / Tom
- Hallway / Tom
- Statue / Jackson
- Exit / Tom; [Donna, Barry, Kerstin, Anne]
- Having too good a time! / Kitty; [Donna, Barry, Kerstin, Anne]
- Takayama old town, shops and views; lamps for sale / Tom
- More lamps for sale / Tom
- More lamps for sale / Tom
- Street scene / Tom
- Street scene / Tom; [Takashi Nomura, Kerstin]
- Street scene / Tom; [Marcia, Jackson, Steve]
- Shop / Tom
- Waiting for the rest / Kitty; [Anne]
- At the Reception; the girls / Kitty; [Kazumi Tanaka, Donna, Kitty, Kyoko Hirakawa]
- Steve, Kitty and the Kotakas / Kitty; [Kityt, Mariko Kotaka, Steve, Rieko Kotaka]
- Steve and the Kotakas / Kitty; [Mariko Kotaka, Steve, Rieko Kotaka]
- Entertainers at the reception / Kitty
- Shakuhachi player / Tom
- Koto player / Tom; [Etsuko Minami]
- Koto player and fans / Jackson; [Marcia, Etsuko Minami, Kerstin]
- Nomura-san is our m.c. / Barry; [Takashi Nomura]
- Steve speaks and they drift off / Jackson; [Steve]
- Tom speaks / Tom; [Tom]
- The paparazzi / Kitty
- What they saw / Kitty; [everyone]
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October 12-13: Getting there
October 14: Tsukiji, Hama Rikyu, Sumida River, Asakusa, Ginza
October 15: Buddhist Temple, Kamakura, Kitty Birthday Party
Jackson has a nice video of the Tokyo portion of our trip
October 16: Bus: rest stop (Fuji sight), Matsumoto (castle and lunch), Takayama
October 17: Miyagawa Morning Market, Kusakabe, Yatai Kaikan, Takayama Jinya, old town, reception
October 18: Shirakawa-go, home visits, izakaya dinner
Tom has a beautiful video of the Takayama portion of our trip
Jackson has another perspective on
leaving Tokyo, visiting Matsumoto, and staying in Takayama
October 19: Train to Nagoya (visit castle), on to Hiroshima
October 20: Hiroshima peace memoria, Miyajima, Hiroshima Carp baseball game
Jackson has a nice video of the Nagoya / Hiroshima / Miyajima trip segment
October 21: Train to Kyoto, Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), Ryoanji (stone garden), local restaurant
October 22: Kiyomizudera, Heian Jingu Shrine, Gion Corner, Pontocho
October 23: Nara, Sagano (bamboo forest), Mary Birthday Party
Jackson also has a video of the Kyoto visit, up to when we leave them behind
October 24: Homeward bound
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