Sunday, November 2, 2014

Japan in Haiku

The most appropriate way to blog about my trip to Japan is in haiku form.



Tokyo tourists
Temples, parks, crowds, and sushi
Love builds for Japan

Sensoji Temple and Five-Storied Pagoda
Tokyo

Japanese Gardens
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Tokyo

Tsukiji Fish Market
Tokyo

Fresh catch

Sushi at Tsukiji Fish Market
bluefin tuna, octopus, salmon, and neon flying eel

Tokyo at night
Mori Art Museum observation deck

Barrels
Yoyogi Park
Tokyo

Tokyo
Tokyo Metro Government Building observatory




Rain in Kyoto
Lunch from a vending machine
Every bite delish!

Kyoto rain
Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Choices, choices
Vending machine restaurant

I chose well :)


Bamboo to the sky
A maze of bright orange toriis
Kyoto magic

Bamboo forest
Arashiyama

Tenryu Temple Garden
Arashiyama

Talking
Tenryu Temple

Tenryu Temple Garden


Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Kyoto


Prayers
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Kyoto

Torii Gates
Fushimi-Inari Temple
Kyoto

Torii path
Fushimi-Inari Temple
Kyoto


Huge transformation
Makeup, wig, kimono: Smile!
Look! I’m a geisha!

An hour of make-up and costume
Kyoto

Konichiwa


Bullet train, clockwork
Shinkansen efficiency
All aboard! Zoom zoom

Shinkansen bullet train

Warning


Food! Glorious food!
Okonomiyaki - yum!
Ramen! Houtou, too!

Okonomiyaki

Ramen

Houtou
Sarah cooking teppanyaki

Serious noodles

Fried oysters on a stick


Miyajima Isle
Floating torii at low tide
Come with me, “deer” friend!

Torii Gate
Low tide
Miyajima

Miyajima

Miyajima

Miyajima fog

Cable car to Mt Misen
Miyajima

Miyajima

These deer roam free on Miyajima

Tide rolling in
Miyajima


Paper cranes for peace
Hiroshima, history
Atomic rebirth

Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima

Time stopped at 8:15 on August 6, 1945
Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima

Aftermath
Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima

The Centopath contains the names of all the known victims of the atomic bomb.
The Flame of Peace will only be extinguished when every nuclear weapon on earth as been destroyed.

Children's Peace Monument surrounded by thousands of paper cranes
Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima

Atomic Bomb Dome
Last standing building from the epicenter of the bomb
Hiroshima


Mt Fuji bike ride
Snow-capped peak, lavender fields
Unforgettable!

Kawaguchiko Train Station

Hangin with friends near Mt Fuji

Kawaguchiko Lake

Mt Fuji

Kawaguchiko
Mt Fuji foothills

Lavender fields
Oishi Park
Kawaguchiko

Oishi Park
Kawaguchiko

Trusty wheels
Saiko Lake
Kawaguchiko

Another breath-taking view
Mt Fuji


Bright stadium lights,
Baseball and beer, just like home.
Hey, Go! Go Swallows!

Root, root, root for the home team!
Jingu Stadium
Tokyo

Go Yakult Swallows!
Umbrella cheer

Beer and baseball go hand-in-hand


Japan in our hearts, 
Sayonara is so sad.
Oh, arigato!

Happy in Kyoto


Boo!