Kyoto Museums, Art & Culture

Nara | Jun 08 07'

"Not surprisingly, Kristin basically walked through, and is well on her way to eternal bliss. I did not even try, although since I am already enlightened my passage through the opening may have canceled everything out or something."

It was my (Brock's) birthday on Monday, so Kristin and I went into Kyoto in the evening after I finished with classes and got a much needed haircut... Continue reading »

The Pola Museum and the train | Jan 19 07'

Today was my last day in Hakone.  I even took time to do a bit of yoga this morning.  One last soak ( I swear it does wonders for the com... Continue reading »

Kyoto - Maiko Makeover | Nov 05 04'

"Try to not smile when someone is miming it to you by smooshing their cheeks in and pulling their lips down into a frown."

With a grasp on the bus system now, Jas and I headed back up to the hills where Kiyomizu is located. We got off the bus at the bottom of the hill,... Continue reading »

"David, Don't Touch that Deer!" | Mar 18 05'

"Kyoto, the legendary ancient capital of Japan, was preordained as one of the highlights of our trip. Despite an anticlimactic arrival (it is after... Continue reading »

Osaka | Feb 18 07'

""Even though Japan produces so much high technology it is pretty backwards at times...""

Having visited Peter’s work and talked to one of his secretaries about the ferry to Korea, we jumped on the train again to Osaka. Our first p... Continue reading »

Kansai Gaidai University | Dec 31 06'

We are really enjoying Kansai Gaidai.  The whole campus is about 10 years old so the buildings are new and the grounds landscaped with ga... Continue reading »

Last stop: Osaka | Jul 06 06'

"Will it ever end?"

So, after Kyoto, we traveled on to Osaka, which was actually near Lily’s old stomping grounds. I thought of her a lot over my trip to Japan, and wa... Continue reading »

walking tour of Nara | Jun 15 07'

"Todaiji houses a massive bronze Buddha which is some 15m in height"

On our first proper day in Kyoto we made an early start and actually caught a train out of Kyoto and away from town. This might sound like an odd w... Continue reading »

Japan Trip part 2 | Dec 17 05'

"HSP is a language that we all understand. All people want to be happy and all people want to live in peace--- those things can happen with HSP. "

As I mentioned before I negotiated another day and stayed for a special festival being hosted by the area Osaka Dahn centers.   The funny thing abo... Continue reading »