Orchid Garden yard

Orchid Garden yard
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I love this picture.

Pond at Orchid Gardens

Pond at Orchid Gardens
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Orchid Garden Path

Orchid Garden Path
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Columns in the Orchid Garden Courtyard

Columns in the Orchid Garden Courtyard
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Pretty Flowers

Pretty Flowers
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Impressive Display of Pretty Flowers

Impressive Display of Pretty Flowers
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Pretty Flowers

Pretty Flowers
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Pretty Flowers

Pretty Flowers
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Orchid Gardens Entrance

Orchid Gardens Entrance
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The Orchid Gardens we went to in Nagoya. I liked Nagoya, but I didn't get to see much of it.

The cutest child ever

The cutest child ever
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Hideko's son. He's always genki genki!

Homemade Caramel Popcorn

Homemade Caramel Popcorn
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Handmade Gyoza!! MY GYOZA ARMY!

Handmade Gyoza!! MY GYOZA ARMY!
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From Gyoza party at Hideko's House (my student)

Marguerite Station in the Rain

Marguerite Station in the Rain
Originally uploaded by atomicsour.

Margaret at Marguerite Station (It's my station, yo!)

Margaret at Marguerite Station (It's my station, yo!)
Originally uploaded by atomicsour.

Sadako and Yoshikane brought me to Marguerite Station on a Saturday morning. It was fun, except for the rain. On nice days they let you pick your own flowers. They have like a farmer's market, and crafts and stuff you can do inside. I made a bookmark out of dried flowers!!! Good times.

Spider on the fence at work! Eep!

Spider on the fence at work! Eep!
Originally uploaded by atomicsour.

Japan: The land of gigantic and fast-moving spiders.

The things you find at Japanese Wal-mart

The things you find at Japanese Wal-mart
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Funny Shirt! A little expensive, though.

Hino Matsuri Float

Hino Matsuri Float
Originally uploaded by atomicsour.

Nothing like a bunch of drunk guys carrying heavy stuff. Apparently they never drop them though, impressive.

Hino Mountains

Hino Mountains
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The Mountains at Hino. We went to go look at flowers, but the blooms were disappointing this year.

Higashi Omi Kite Festival - Our drunken friends' kite

Higashi Omi Kite Festival - Our drunken friends' kite
Originally uploaded by atomicsour.

Our friends made this one. And by friends, I mean random people who knew Taka and gave us free alcohol. "MANGO!!!" "PEACH!!!" "PINEAPPLE!"

Kite Festival Big kite part 7

Kite Festival Big kite part 7
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All Kites, even big ones, end up in trees.

The big kite part 6

The big kite part 6
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The peak!

The big kite part 2

The big kite part 2
Originally uploaded by atomicsour.

It's going up!

Kite Festival Big kite part 1

Kite Festival Big kite part 1
Originally uploaded by atomicsour.

That's a big kite.

Rachel and I at Kite Festival

Rachel and I at Kite Festival
Originally uploaded by atomicsour.

A beautiful day at the Kite Festival (May 25)

Forest at Ryoanji

Forest at Ryoanji
Originally uploaded by atomicsour.

It was raining earlier when we were at Kinkakuji but then it got really nice by the time we arrived at Ryoanji. I bought some weird salt-tea from this lady at Ryoanji. Very... interesting.

Kinkakuji

Kinkakuji
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Finally I'm getting around to posting about Kinkakuji. 4 months later. Yes.