Kyoto 
We still can't figure out what a "refuge-instrument" is (from our room at Hotel Edoya in Tokyo).
We still can't figure out what a "refuge-instrument" is (from our room at Hotel Edoya in Tokyo).
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I kept trying to get a picture of the shinkansen, but the darn things moved too quickly, even when coming in to stop!
I kept trying to get a picture of the shinkansen, but the darn things moved too quickly, even when coming in to stop!
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Lunch at Kyoto station: more bento boxes!
Lunch at Kyoto station: more bento boxes!
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Inside Kyoto station, looking through to the massive stairs and escalators up to the sky garden.  This doesn't begin to do it justice.
Inside Kyoto station, looking through to the massive stairs and escalators up to the sky garden. This doesn't begin to do it justice.
Last comment 06/07/08.
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This wheeled cart was actually walking down the stairs.  Totally awesome!
This wheeled cart was actually walking down the stairs. Totally awesome!
Last comment 06/07/08.
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How's that for a traffic congestion report?
How's that for a traffic congestion report?
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Yucca blooming alongside the road
Yucca blooming alongside the road
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Entrance to Nishi-Hongan-ji, a Buddhist temple
Entrance to Nishi-Hongan-ji, a Buddhist temple
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We arrived near closing, so got to watch a small army of monks wiping the tatami mats inside the temple, and these monks outside sweeping the grounds.
We arrived near closing, so got to watch a small army of monks wiping the tatami mats inside the temple, and these monks outside sweeping the grounds.
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