Izu Hanto and Asakusa

Izu Hanto (Shirahama)

We caught the wrong bus and got stuck in this little fishing town for 3 hours.

Not too bad a place to be stuck

This guy was having a leisurely day at the beach painting while his kids played in mud.

Sarah got bored and went searching for treasure.

Any treasure here?

One of the most scenic public bus rides I've ever been on.

Constant views of Fuji-san over the bay

Looks a lot like Big Sur here, but with much cheaper and better sushi and sake, but worse wine.

Fancy Asakusa hotel stay.

Senso-ji

Fuji from the shinkansen.

Sarah snoozes by the ocean on the train.

Osaka

Anime scooter

Mr Yano and his devil wife

Japanese ghost with a burkha

The walk from Amerikamura to Dotonbori

Dotonburi

Hungry for crabs?

Or takoyaki?

Or fugu?

Or angry chefs?

Dotoburi wall of lights

Kyoto - Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari

Arashiyama - SO MUCH BAMBOO!!!!

Fushimi inari, the fox is the animal spirit of rice and sake!

The "endless red gates" are not really endless, but they're not far off it.

Beautiful forest outside the gates

Ahhhh, the beauty of the "HIP WASH"

The view from Kiyomizudera

Obligatory okonomiyaki photo