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Japan 2013: Day Sixteen

Posted on July 8, 2013 by MeganJuly 8, 2013

Luck was with us for our trip partway up Mt. Fuji. There was rain in the forecast, but it stayed dry the whole time we were there, and often even sunny! Which allowed me to get one clear shot of the peak (yes, that’s snow still clinging to the crevices):

Japan 2013: Day Fifteen

Posted on July 7, 2013 by MeganJuly 7, 2013

We attempted to see the view from the new Sky Tree today, but hadn’t anticipated just how busy the place would be on a sunny weekend — we would have had a three hour wait. Instead, I took a pic from the outside and we went on to do other things 😉 :

Japan 2013: Day Fourteen

Posted on July 6, 2013 by MeganJuly 6, 2013

Not much of a picture-taking day, as we mostly wandered around Harajuku and Shinjuku, but I did spot this lovely painting on the side of a building on Omotesando St:

Japan 2013: Day Thirteen

Posted on July 5, 2013 by MeganJuly 5, 2013

Today we ventured out to Odaiba, Tokyo’s manmade island, for the first time. Among the sights was the science museum where the famous robot Asimo resides. As you can see, Asimo has plenty of personality when up on stage:

Japan 2013: Day Twelve

Posted on July 4, 2013 by MeganJuly 4, 2013

No pics from yesterday as it was mainly a travel day. But now we are in Tokyo for the last week of the trip! Our main venture today: journeying out to Mitaka to revisit the Ghibli Museum, watched over by this massive Totoro:

Japan 2013: Day Ten

Posted on July 2, 2013 by MeganJuly 2, 2013

We spent the day exploring Takayama. I spotted this intriguing sculpture on the bridge on my way to the Miyagama morning market:

Japan 2013: Day Nine

Posted on July 1, 2013 by MeganJuly 1, 2013

Arrived in Takayama too late to see a lot so far, but we did make it out to the Hida Folk Village to check out the traditional crafts and farmhouses:

Japan 2013: Day Eight

Posted on June 30, 2013 by MeganJune 30, 2013

Today we explored Kanazawa’s historic districts, including one where in past centuries the local samurai lived:

Japan 2013: Day Seven

Posted on June 29, 2013 by MeganJune 29, 2013

First full day in Kanazawa! Among other things, we wandered the beautiful Kenrokuen garden:

Japan 2013: Day Six

Posted on June 28, 2013 by MeganJune 28, 2013

Today was mostly a travel day, but we did make a stop at the Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum (which we’d actually meant to visit yesterday, but discovered it was closed). Check out the huge Phoenix statue there to welcome us: