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December 30, 2006

Tokyo Story(19): Guardian Angels

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December 28, 2006

cable car

the journey back down the mountain was by cable car

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December 26, 2006

statue

Here's one last statue from Mount Takao. Another goblin I think.

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December 23, 2006

guardian statue

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December 21, 2006

temple guardian statue

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December 17, 2006

another tengu

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December 14, 2006

Tengu

The shrines on Mount Takao near Tokyo are dedicated to Tengu (Japanese Goblins)

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December 12, 2006

smile!

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December 10, 2006

Tsuen tea-shop

Another new set of photos. These are from a trip down to Kyoto, Osaka and Uji last month. The 800 year old Tsuen tea-shop has been run by the same family for 23 generations. Click here

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SOS

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December 07, 2006

a rainy day in Kyoto

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December 04, 2006

commuters

Osaka station

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December 02, 2006

Tokyo Story(18): Type

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December 01, 2006

Tokyo Story (17): fortune teller

the sign in the foreground says "fortune-telling"

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