 Entrance into the Golden Temple in Kyoto. |
 Golden Temple in Kyoto |
 Hayato, a former international student who stayed with us, and his parents, Takako and Ikurou, pose for a picture in front of the Golden Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Kyoto. |
 Gardens around the Golden Temple grounds. |
 Hayato laughs it up on the subway, as we head to another Japan destination via a very efficient mass transit system. |
 Peter bows respectfully in front of a Buddist temple, while his grandmother looks on. |
 Another beautiful garden landscape in Kyoto |
 The ladies of Osaka |
 Therese and Peter encounter the deer of Nara |
 Therese gets interviewed by high school girls for Tokyo while visitng the sitting Buddha temples of Nara. |
 Shrine monument in Nara |
 Japanese architecture |
 The worlds largest wooden structure to house a sitting Buddha in Nara. |
 Paul stands next to the subway schedule in Osaka. |
 Downtown Osaka |
 After a night long ferry ride from Osaka, we reach the port of Miyazaki on the southern island of Kyushu to visit our friend Kazu. |
 Two days after a major typhoon hit the island, we witness a massive collection of debris along many of the islands roads. |
 Rice fields are plentiful around Miyazaki |
 Peter utilizes a loom to create a work of art |
 Kazu and Yuta work with Paul during a pottery lesson. |
 Overlooking the town of Aya |
 At times, the island of Kyushu reminded me of Oregon |
 Japan's favorite sport. We had dugout seats! |
 An archeological site in Saito |
 Carrol stands on the "key hole" site near Saito |
 We spent an incredible night on the top of the mountains outside of Miyazaki. Very good hiking. |
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 Our cabin in the mountains. |
 Our morning river hike |
 The island of Aoshima, surrounded by a corrugated, natural reef. |
 Exploring the fascinating patterns of the reef around Aoshima |
 Therese, Paul and Kazu take a lunch break and discuss all that has happened since we last saw him |
 The gang with Kazu and his parents, Naotaka and Tamiko Kuroki |