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The
Oriental Caravan's Shikoku June 2007
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| Lake Yunoko, Nikko |
The Iya River flowing through the centre of Shikoku |
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| Nozomi and Hikari Railstar Bullet trains | Maiko girl waits to cross the road in the Gion district of Kyoto | Yakitori grilled chicken restaurants in Yurakucho |
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| Late afternoon on the Inland Sea | Wartime children's boardgame celebrating the solidarity of the various axis nations |
Tokyo train carriage |
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| Shinkyo Bridge, Nikko |
On the shores of the lake that lies between this world and the next, Osore San |
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| Japanese parasols, Matsuyama | Cloudy day at Chuzenji Lake, Nikko |
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| Daruma dolls. Read more... | Two turquoise dragonflies |
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| With a statue of the Reclining Buddha in the foreground Japan's greatest Buddhist saint, Kobo Daishi, looks out across the pacific from Muroto Cape | Soft drink advertisement | Mikoshi shrine carried during the Jidai Matsuri festival in Nikko |
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| Maiko, apprentice geiko, perform during April's Miyako Odori Cherry Blossom dance | Environmental protestor, Nikko | Maiko, apprentice geiko, perform during April's Miyako Odori Cherry Blossom dance |
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| Nameboard in Minamata of the Chisso Corporation, the company at the centre of the 50'/60's Minamata mercury poisoning scandal. Read more... | Incense smoke caught in the sunlight at Senso-ji Temple in Tokyo | Roots of the sacred camphor tree at Furusato Kanko Hotel on Sakurajima |
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Helicopter view of Mount Aso volcano - Pat Ribbans (thanks Pat!) |
Jizo statue, Haguro-san | Cod sperm and Wakame seaweed salad - not for veggies! |
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| Seats in Mount Aso Station | Lucky Taxi logo, Nagasaki | A model in Matsuyama Castle showing the pre-industrial whale butchering process |
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That's all for the now. Wishing
you a safe from Phil |
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| Bright lights of Ginza, Tokyo |
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