April 2003
One view of Okayama from the station.
Kyoto Station
Beautiful Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavillion) in Kyoto.
A shrine in the Kinkaku-ji grounds, Kyoto - many tourists!
A too-close-up picture of me at Kinkaku-ji (I was tired and it was drizzling)
A row of houses and restaurants along the river
in the Gion district of Kyoto
A theater in the Gion district of Kyoto.
Miyako Odori in Kyoto, where many Geisha establishments are.
A giant crab outside a restaurant in Kyoto.
Several shrines and temples I saw in Kyoto had dragons like this.
Cherry blossoms in Kurashiki.
One view of the Bikan area of Kurashiki.
Sakura (cherry blossoms) in the Bikan area.