Japan Trip 2005!
Week 2, June 3-June 9, 2005

Day 8 - Friday, June 3, 2005 (Kyoto/Nagoya)

Nagoya Station.	My passport and my Japan Rail Pass.
One of the buildings at Kiyomizudera Temple.	Another building at Kiyomizudera Temple.
The forest behind Kiyomizudera Temple.	Kiyomizudera Temple overlooks Kyoto.  Beautiful.
A self-portrait in Kyoto.	Another shot overlooking the beautiful city of Kyoto.
Some Maiko-sans in Kyoto.	Kyoto Station.
Eating takoyaki on the Shinkansen bullet train.  Awesome!	My host brother and his friends threw me a farewell party.
We made nabe!	Me and my buddy Eisuke.
Toshi, Suga, and me having cake.	Me passed out before the Japan vs. Bahrain soccer game.
Host family's house: The Royal Mansion in Hirabari, Nagoya.

Day 9 - Saturday, June 4, 2005 (Tokyo)

Front of Hachiko the Dog with no one to meet.	The Shibuya 109 building = beautiful Japanese women.
Me crossing the "biggest intersection in the world" in Shibuya.	My first Tokyo dinner: tempura teishoku.
Wet night in Shinjuku.	The only one wearing slippers in Tokyo that night.

Day 10 - Sunday, June 5, 2005 (Tokyo)

Me and Hiroko cheering for Japan.	We had lunch at a okonomiyaki place in Funabashi.
Joshua and Hiroko at karaoke.	Hiroshi and his girlfriend Megumi at karaoke.
Me and Fumi at karaoke.	Joshua, Hiroko, and me on the Chuo-sen train.
The shower, sink, and toilet are all next to each other.	My hotel room was really small and narrow.

Day 11 - Monday, June 6, 2005 (Tokyo)

Tokyo Station.	Akihabara, the "Electric Town".
I walked around Akihabara like an otaku.	Last night in Tokyo with Joshua and his Victoria University friends.
Joshua, Philip, and me at a Kabuki-cho bar.	I found a vending machine that sold beer.

Day 12 - Tuesday, June 7, 2005 (Hita)

I ate some Hakata ramen at Hakata Station.	I was the only one on this train going to Hita, Oita!
This forest shrine in Hita.	I climbed the mountain to find this shrine in Hita.
The Hita River.	Noe and Niko, the two cutest girls in Hita.
Me, my host parents, Risa, and her mom.	Me and Risa.
Me, Noe, and Kenji all passed out.

Day 13 - Wednesday, June 8, 2005 (Hita)

Hita Station.	Getting cut and colored at Nakashima Hair Salon.
Me and my new hairdo.	Me and Risa's dad, who cut my hair.
Me and the staff of Nakashima Hair Salon.	Me and Noe hanging out again.

Day 14 - Thursday, June 9, 2005 (Fukuoka)

My friend Kei and his girlfriend Kyoko.	Me and Kyoko.
Me and Kei.