HEADING OUT TO GET CLOSER TO MT. FUJI...LOOKING CLEAR....
CLOUDS STARTING TO ROLL-IN....
THEN ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER...FUJI IS GONE! 
HOT DRINKS IN THE VENDING MACHINES!
DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE LOCAL TRAIN:
KYOTO- A GEISHA GETTING READY FOR THE DAY:
SOBA NOODLES FOR LUNCH:
ALEX'S GREATEST DISCOVERY -- The beer vending machine that vends all sizes of beer, including a 2 quart and 1/2 gallon (in milk carton)! (See bottom row) 
THE HEATED COOLER FOR THE HOT DRINKS:
OSAKA --
SOBA NOODLES FOR LUNCH:
ALEX'S GREATEST DISCOVERY -- The beer vending machine that vends all sizes of beer, including a 2 quart and 1/2 gallon (in milk carton)! (See bottom row) 
THE HEATED COOLER FOR THE HOT DRINKS:
OSAKA --OSAKA CASTLE
DONTONBORI STREET - VARIOUS RESTAURANTS AND BARS
KYOTO -NIJO CASTLE :
THE EMPERIAL GARDENS NEAR THE EMPERIAL PALACE: 
SHINTO SHRINE:
GION DISTRICT AT NIGHT: 
TRADITIONAL TEA CEREMONY:
JAPANESE MUSICAL STRING INSTRUMENT:
EMPEROR'S OPERA:
GEISHA DANCE:
TRADITIONAL PUPPET SHOW WITH THE 3 PUPPETEERS BEING DRESSED IN BLACK:
SHINKANSEN TRAIN:
EMPERIAL PALACE IN KYOTO:
SUSHI, SUSHI, SUSHI!! 
HIMEJI CASTLE:
DOGGY BICYLE RIDES....
FRIED OCTOPUS BALLS:
REVOLVING SUSHI BAR: 
PLAYING IN THE ARCADES TRYING TO WIN A PRIZE WITH THE THRONGS....
.....BUT DISCOVERED THAT THEY PIN DOWN THE SMALL STUFFED ANIMAL AT THE EDGE OF THE HOLE SO IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE BIGGER STUFFED ANIMAL TO FALL INTO THE HOLE. 
DONTONBORI STREET IN OSAKA FOR A SECOND NIGHT: 
FUKUOKA HAWKS BASEBALL GAME--
THE FANS USE THESE CLAPPERS DURING THE GAME TO CHEER ON THEIR TEAM:
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH THEY RELEASE THESE BALLOONS UP INTO THE AIR: 
CHEERING FOR THE HOME TEAM!
FUKUOKA ASAHI BEER BREWERY TOUR:
ENJOYING OUR FREE BEERS AFTER 10 a.m.: 
ALEX EXTENDED HIS BEER TOUR TO THE CITY AS WE WALKED AROUND... 
TRAIN RIDE FROM FUKUOKA TO NAGASAKI: 
NAGASAKI:
LAYOUT OF A HOUSE BEING BUILT....CAN SEE THE SMALL ROOMS: 
VIEW FROM ABOVE OF THE NAGASAKI BAY: 
CHOP SUEY NOODLES FOR DINNER: 
CHILDREN SIZE BATHROOMS AT THE LOCAL MALL - SO SMALL & CUTE! 
HYPOCENTER OF ATOMIC BOMB: 
PEACE PARK: 
ATOMIC BOMB MUSEUM - REPLICA OF ONE OF THE CHURCHES AFTER THE BOMBING: 
NAGASAKI ROPEWAY:
KYOTO RYOKAN: 
TRADITIONAL JAPANESE BATH TUB: 
GARDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RYOKAN: 
THE OUTER HALLWAY WITHIN THE RYOKAN: 
OUR TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ROOM: 
OUR FIVE COURSE DINNER:
BEDTIME!! 
TRADITIONAL JAPANESE BREAKFAST: 
EXPLORING KYOTO AND ENJOYING THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN BLOOM: 
A JAPANESE CEMETARY -- REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER! 
GION DISTRICT DURING THE DAY:
A COUPLE GETTING THEIR WEDDING PICTURES TAKEN IN THE PARK: 
MARUYAMA PARK IN KYOTO: 
GREEN TEA ICE CREAM! 
NAGOYA - YOUTH BEER BAR WE STOPPED AT FOR DINNER: 
OUR SUSHI COURSE! 
VIEW OF FUJI AS WE HEADED BACK TO TOKYO: 
TOKYO:
SUNSET IN TOKYO: 
TSUKIJI FISH MARKET: 
THE AUCTION: 
HUGE TUNA!!!!!! 
A CAPSULE HOTEL WHERE MANY BUSINESS MEN STAY IN JUST A TIGHT LITTLE COMPARTMENT FOR THE NIGHT: 
UENO PARK: 
MAKING USE OF TIGHT SPACES -- PARKING RAMPS THAT ELEVATE THE CARS TO DIFFERENT LEVELS: 
BETTER BIKE RACKS TO LINE UP THE BIKES: 
ONE LAST TOKYO SUBWAY RIDE DURING RUSH HOUR -- GETTING 'EM TIGHT!
DONTONBORI STREET - VARIOUS RESTAURANTS AND BARS
KYOTO -NIJO CASTLE :
THE EMPERIAL GARDENS NEAR THE EMPERIAL PALACE: 
SHINTO SHRINE:
GION DISTRICT AT NIGHT: 
TRADITIONAL TEA CEREMONY:
JAPANESE MUSICAL STRING INSTRUMENT:
EMPEROR'S OPERA:
GEISHA DANCE:
TRADITIONAL PUPPET SHOW WITH THE 3 PUPPETEERS BEING DRESSED IN BLACK:
SHINKANSEN TRAIN:
EMPERIAL PALACE IN KYOTO:
SUSHI, SUSHI, SUSHI!! 
HIMEJI CASTLE:
DOGGY BICYLE RIDES....
FRIED OCTOPUS BALLS:
REVOLVING SUSHI BAR: 
PLAYING IN THE ARCADES TRYING TO WIN A PRIZE WITH THE THRONGS....
.....BUT DISCOVERED THAT THEY PIN DOWN THE SMALL STUFFED ANIMAL AT THE EDGE OF THE HOLE SO IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE BIGGER STUFFED ANIMAL TO FALL INTO THE HOLE. 
DONTONBORI STREET IN OSAKA FOR A SECOND NIGHT: 
FUKUOKA HAWKS BASEBALL GAME--PEP SQUAD that sat behind us from the visiting team that did cheers with trumpets and drums each time their team was up to bat.
THE FANS USE THESE CLAPPERS DURING THE GAME TO CHEER ON THEIR TEAM:
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH THEY RELEASE THESE BALLOONS UP INTO THE AIR: 
CHEERING FOR THE HOME TEAM!
FUKUOKA ASAHI BEER BREWERY TOUR:
ENJOYING OUR FREE BEERS AFTER 10 a.m.: 
ALEX EXTENDED HIS BEER TOUR TO THE CITY AS WE WALKED AROUND... 
TRAIN RIDE FROM FUKUOKA TO NAGASAKI: 
NAGASAKI:(All the stray cats look really plump and healthy here; we think it is because the Japanese think of them as a good luck charm so they feed them well.)
LAYOUT OF A HOUSE BEING BUILT....CAN SEE THE SMALL ROOMS: 
VIEW FROM ABOVE OF THE NAGASAKI BAY: 
CHOP SUEY NOODLES FOR DINNER: 
CHILDREN SIZE BATHROOMS AT THE LOCAL MALL - SO SMALL & CUTE! 
HYPOCENTER OF ATOMIC BOMB: 
PEACE PARK: 
ATOMIC BOMB MUSEUM - REPLICA OF ONE OF THE CHURCHES AFTER THE BOMBING: 
NAGASAKI ROPEWAY:
KYOTO RYOKAN: 
TRADITIONAL JAPANESE BATH TUB: 
GARDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RYOKAN: 
THE OUTER HALLWAY WITHIN THE RYOKAN: 
OUR TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ROOM: 
OUR FIVE COURSE DINNER:
BEDTIME!! 
TRADITIONAL JAPANESE BREAKFAST: 
EXPLORING KYOTO AND ENJOYING THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN BLOOM: 
A JAPANESE CEMETARY -- REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER! 
GION DISTRICT DURING THE DAY:
A COUPLE GETTING THEIR WEDDING PICTURES TAKEN IN THE PARK: 
MARUYAMA PARK IN KYOTO: 
GREEN TEA ICE CREAM! 
NAGOYA - YOUTH BEER BAR WE STOPPED AT FOR DINNER: 
OUR SUSHI COURSE! 
VIEW OF FUJI AS WE HEADED BACK TO TOKYO: 
TOKYO:HONDA ASIMO ROBOT:
LUCKY CAT!
LUCKY CAT!
SUNSET IN TOKYO: 
TSUKIJI FISH MARKET: 
THE AUCTION: 
HUGE TUNA!!!!!! 
A CAPSULE HOTEL WHERE MANY BUSINESS MEN STAY IN JUST A TIGHT LITTLE COMPARTMENT FOR THE NIGHT: 
UENO PARK: 
MAKING USE OF TIGHT SPACES -- PARKING RAMPS THAT ELEVATE THE CARS TO DIFFERENT LEVELS: 
BETTER BIKE RACKS TO LINE UP THE BIKES: 
ONE LAST TOKYO SUBWAY RIDE DURING RUSH HOUR -- GETTING 'EM TIGHT!
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