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The
Oriental Caravan's
Postcard from Tokyo...
Summer 2004 Dear
All, Please find herewith a selection
of photos taken on The Oriental Caravan's recent Spring and
Autumn departures of the Land of the Rising Sun.
We hope you will enjoy...
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'Floating' torii
gate, Miyajima Island
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'Warm
up' entertainer, Asakusa, Tokyo
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| Chess
players in Nagasaki |
Wooden
statue of 'healing' Buddha, Nara |
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Grounds of Thomas Glover's house in Nagasaki
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Different views of
Tokyo
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In other words... Sign, Todai-ji, Nara
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Memorial Cenotaph, Peace
Park, Hiroshima
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Walking beneath cherry blossom in Korakuen Park, Okayama
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Small white flowers in Nagasaki
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Bartop object in Beppu
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Anti-Yakuza (Japan's
mafia) poster in Shianbashi, Nagasaki's nightlife district
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Pirate eyes, Hakone
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Painting a white wall white in Kyoto
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Mt. Fuji, barely visible
beyond Lake Ashi
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Nijo castle moat, Kyoto |
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Two engineers from Kyoto, Tanabe
Sakuro and Takagi Bunpei, visited the mining town of Aspen in 1888
to study an innovative hydroelectric plant on the Roaring Fork
River. With the knowledge they acquired in Colorado, the two built
Japan's first hydro power plant (pictured above) in 1891, bringing
water from Lake Biwa through a tunnel to supply Kyoto. The plant
reportedly powered not only Kyoto's new textile mills but also
Japan's first electric trams and lighting for local homes -
text courtesy of Bill Hosokawa |
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Kyoto Torii |
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| School boy cyclists in small town Kyushu |
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Golden temple, Kyoto |
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| Nishi Honganji Temple, Kyoto |
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'Pirate' ship on Lake Ashi, Hakone |
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Levitating fork
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Looking across to Mount Aso, Kyushu
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wire camel, Nagasaki
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Sumiya Pleasure House, Kyoto
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Lantern embossed with the symbol of
the Chrysanthemum Throne, Nara |
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Mugshots of villains
accessible by mobile |
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Kurama no Hi Fire Festival...* |
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Bare-faced torch bearer at Kurashima no Hi 'Fire
Festival', near Kyoto
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Spectators faces lit up by passing
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Float from the Yuki jinja-shrine in
Kurama being carried through the streets
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The torchlit procession makes its
way along the aproach to Yuki Jinja shrine
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Each year at nightfall on October 22, in
one of Japan's most dramatic festivals the two
portable shrines of the Kyoto Yuki Shrine (affiliated with the temple
Kurama-dera) are paraded among torch-carrying crowds.
Afterwards, large torches are carried about the grounds of the shrine
until dawn.
* Next year, 2005, The Oriental Caravan will be in Kyoto just in
time to witness this exciting and unforgettable event.
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Fading photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
taken during their stay at the Fujiya Hotel in Hakone
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Torii gate at sunset
on the summit of Mt. Tsurumi-dake, Beppu
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Sumo on the telly |
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Another working lunch for Chief
Caravaneer and tireless gastrophile, Phil Colley
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That's all for the moment.
The Oriental Caravan will soon be heading off to the Altai
Mountains of sunny Siberia. We'll be in touch to let you know how it all
goes!
With best wishes from,
Phil
and all aboard The Oriental Caravan
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FORTHCOMING TRIPS:
RUSSIA - CHINA - JAPAN - LIBYA...
RUSSIA - A Caravan through the Siberian Altai (trekking): departs
24/07/04
CHINA - A Caravan along the Southern Silk Road: departs 17/08/04
JAPAN - The Narrow Road to the Deep North: departs 03/10/04
JAPAN - The Land of the Rising Sun: departs 22/10/04
LIBYA - A Caravan across the Acacus: departs 21/12/04
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