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| Miyajima torii at sunset | Kyoto girl at the Aoi (Hollyhock) festival | ||
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| Changing leaves at Koya san | Okuno-in Cemetary, Koya san, at night time | Pruning Pine |
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| Yellow-hatted school party at Nikko's Toshogu Shrine | Shinto bridal head-dress - symbolically hiding the horns of jealousy! | Jizo statue prepares for nightfall at Ozore san |
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| Cows, a rare sight in Japan, grazing on the slopes of Mount Aso | Symbols of Shinto adorn the entrance to Aso Jinja shrine | Mossy lantern, Nikko |
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| Bride dressed for a Shinto ceremony, Okayama | Maiko dancers performing at the Miyako Odori cherry blossom dance, Kyoto | Traces of Geisha |
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| MItsukoshi Department store, the Selfridges of Japan, at night, Tokyo | View from Rissha Kuji temple, Yamadera | Carrying the mukoshi shrine float at the Bettara no Ichi 'radish' festival, held in Kodenmacho, Tokyo each October |
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| Brightly dressed jizo statue, Ozore san | Mitsui building, Nihombashi, Tokyo | Cockle picker returning with his harvest, Miyajima |
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| The other side of Tokyo... | Offerings for lost children at Ozore san | Chishaku-in temple, Kyoto |
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| Cherry Orchard, Korakuen garden, Okayama | Close up of fishtail that adorns Todai-ji Temple, Nara - symbolically warding off fire. | Dawn at Ozore san |
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| The smoking crater of Mount Aso, scene for the helicopter gunfight in James bond's "You Only Live Twice" | Banks of Lake Usoriyama, Ozore san | Taking tea in Hama Rikyu garden teahouse, Tokyo |
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That's all for now!
With best wishes for a warm and festive Yuletide, from Phil and all aboard |
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| Chief Caravaneer Phil Colley somewhere deep in Kyoto's cultural heartland | ||
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Trips for 2009...
Japan - the Land of the Rising Sun Tibet - the Himalayan Caravan Morocco - a Caravan Trek across the Jebel Sahro |
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