Japan2014

Fantastic 5 week trip to Japan
Early morning visit to the Fish Market when we were jet lagging.  Early spring silouette of trees.  Spring flowers abound everywhere.  Tokyo parks seem surreal next to sky scrapers. 
Skytree amongst real trees.  First view of the most beautiful gardens we have seen.  We arrived just at the beginning of the Cherry Blossom season  The skytree - up close and personal 
Tokyo  Tokyo skyline from the bar.  Judy surrounded by cherry blossoms  Ueno Park - first weekend of Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo 
Ueno Park - Cherry Blossom celebrations  Ueno Park Tokyo  Ueno Park Tokyo  Ueno Park Tokyo 
Ueno Park Tokyo  Ueno Park Tokyo  Ueno Park Tokyo  Nikko - containers of Sake 
Nikko  Nikko  Nikko  Nikko 
Nikko  Nikko  Nikko  Tokyo 
Tokyo  Tokyo  Tokyo  Tokyo 
Iconic: Kiyomiszu Moat Tokyo  Kiyomiszi Moat Tokyo  Kiyomiszi Moat Tokyo  One of the most beautiful shrines we saw 
Dressed statues  Tokyo Cemetary  Emperor of Japan  DSC 2456 
Meiji-Jingu Tokyo  Meiji-Jingu Tokyo  Meiji-Jingu Tokyo  Meiji-Jingo Tokyo 
The busiest pedestrian crossing in the world! - Tokyo  Our first Ryokan (Echigoya) in Narai  Narai  Narai 
Narai  Narai  Judy in Ryokan Echigoya  Ryokan Echigoya - note the double futons - later in the trip we tried triple futons! 
DSC 2565  DSC 2572  DSC 2577  DSC 2585 
DSC 2592  Came across this on a walk in the Kiso mountains - This makes everything perfectly clear!  DSC 2602  DSC 2610 
DSC 2613  DSC 2631  we were staying in the mountains near Tsumago and woke up to this snowfall.  now in Kyoto - Silver temple gounds 
Zen garden at silver temple  Along the Philosophers walk Kyoto  along the philosophers walk Kyoto  along the philosophers walk Kyoto 
Kyoto  Kyoto  Kyoto  Kyoto 
I don't think these were real Geishas - but they looked good!  Canal near our apartment In Kyoto  Golden temple Kyoto  Golden temple grounds Kyoto 
Golden temple grounds Kyoto  golden temple grounds Kyoto  Golden Temple Kyoto  Display from flower shop Kyoto 
Flower shop Kyoto  Shrine at Daitoku-ji Kyoto  Daitoku-ji Kyoto  Zen garden at Daisen-in Kyoto 
Kyoto  DSC 2772  Nijo-jo Kyoto  DSC 2796 
Nijo-jo Kyoto  Nijo-jo Kyoto  Nijo-jo Kyoto  Nijo-jo Kyoto 
Kyoto market  Kyoto Market  Kyoto Market  DSC 2828 
DSC 2835  Prints at Imperial Palace Kyoto  Imperial Palace Kyoto  Imperial Palace Kyoto 
Imperial Palace Kyoto  Imperial Palace Kyoto  Imperial Palace Kyoto  Imperial Palace Kyoto 
Imperial Palace Kyoto  Imperial Palace Kyoto  Imperial Palace Kyoto  Gion Kobu Kaburenjo Theatre for Geysha Dancing Kyoto 
Yasui Konpira-gu Kyoto  Yasui Konpira-gu Kyoto  Yasui Konpira-gu Kyoto  Yasui Konpira-gu Kyoto 
Tea Ceremony Kyoto  Tea Ceremony Kyoto  Nara  Nara 
DSC 2941  Giant Buddha - Nara  Nara  Nara 
Nara  Nara  Fushimi Inari Kyoto  Fushimi Inari Kyoto 
Fushimi Inari Kyoto  Fushimi Inari Kyoto  Arishiyama Kyoto  Arishiyama Kyoto 
Arishiyama Kyoto  Arishiyama Kyoto  Arishiyama Kyoto  Arishiyama Kyoto 
Arishiyama Kyoto  Kyoto  Gero  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa 
Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa 
Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa 
Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa 
Kanazawa  Kanazawa Market  Kanazawa - wedding photo  Kanazawa - wedding photo 
Kanazawa - wedding photo  Hiroshima peace Park  Hiroshima Peace Park  Hiroshima 
Hiroshima Memorial  Hiroshima Peace Park  Hiroshima  Hiroshima - Dome (epicenter of atomic bomb) 
Hiroshima - Suma and Judy  Hiroshima  Hiroshima  Hiroshima - Shukkei-en 
Hiroshima - Shukkei-en  Hiroshima - Shukkei-en  Hiroshima - Shukkei-en  Hiroshima - Shukkei-en 
Hiroshima - Shukkei-en  Hiroshima - Wedding photo  Impressive trains  Kumamoto 
Kumamoto  Kumamoto  Kumamoto  Kumamoto 
Kumamoto  Kumamoto  Kumamoto  Kumamoto 
Kumamoto  Yufuin - our private Onsen  Yufuin  Yufuin 
Yufuin  Yufuin  Yufuin  Takamatsu - Shikoku 
Takamatsu - Shikoku  Takamatsu - Shikoku  Takamatsu - Shikoku  Vine Bridge Shikoku - Iya Valley 
Vine Bridge Iya Valley, Shikoku  Takamatsu - Shikoku  Takamatsu - Shikoku  Takamatsu 
Takamatsu  Takamatsu - Ritsurin-Koen  Takamatsu - Ritsurin-Koen  Takamatsu - Ritsurin-Koen 
takamatsu - Ritsurin-Koen  takamatsu - Ritsurin-Koen  Takamatsu - Ritsurin-Koen  Takamatsu - Ritsurin-Koen 
Tokyo - Pachinko  Tokyo at night  Skytree Tokyo  Tokyo 
Tokyo cemetary  DSC 2278  DSC 2290  Judy waiting to see the emperor 
DSC 2528  DSC 2600  DSC 2614  Philosophers Walk Kyoto 
Philosophers Walk Kyoto  DSC 2683  DSC 2741  Imperial Palace Kyoto 
Nara  DSC 2973  Fushimi Inari  Fushimi Inari 
Fushimi Inari  Fushimi Inari  DSC 3046  DSC 3099 
Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri  Takayama Matsuri 
Takayama Matsuri  Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa 
Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa  Kanazawa 
Kanazawa  Green Tea snacks for our daughter  Kanazawa - wedding photo  Hiroshima Dome - epicenter of atomic bomb 
Hiroshima  Hiroshima  Hiroshima  Kumamoto 
Kumamoto  Kumamoto  Yufuin  Takamatsu - Iya Valley