The Green Peace boarding house. Can you actually believe Ryan and I both missed the sign and walked past this place?
The Green Peace boarding house. Can you actually believe Ryan and I both missed the sign and walked past this place?
Ryan getting comfortable on his futon.
The entrance to Kyoto's Maruyama-koen, a huge park located along the mountain.
One of the many Buddhist temples within the park.
That's me in front of a small Shinto shrine.
A gorgeous view of the mountainside.
Buddhist temples and a small pagoda.
A couple of Geishas being pulled on a rickshaw.
Maruyama-koen is also home to some beautiful forests and streams.
A big bell located high on the mountainside.
The enormous torii gate outside Heian-jingu shrine.
Heian-jingu shrine.
A sacred hand-washing station, surrounded by sacred Coke machines.
A sacred hand-washing station, surrounded by sacred Coke machines.
That's Ryan posing in front of an 8000 yen ($100) melon in a department store in Osaka.
Chris and the Colonel, in Nara.
Todai-ji. The largest wooden structure in the world. It houses the largest bronze Buddha in Japan.
Me posing in front of Todai-ji.
Inside Todai-ji: Legend has it whoever can fit through the hole in this pillar is guaranteed enlightenment.
A five storey pagoda.
An octogonal Shinto shrine.
A shrine and Torii in Kobe.
The Earthquake Memorial in Kobe.
They left parts of the harbour in post-earthquake condition as a reminder of the destruction.
Me in front of a series of Shinto Torii gates in Kobe.