Sunday, July 31, 2005

Dad's Trip to Japan - July/August 2005 (part 1)

In late July I took a flight all by myself from San Diego to Portland to visit my cousins Gabriel and Avery, Uncle Terry, and Aunt Melisa. While I was in Portland, my Dad took his first trip to Japan. Here's some of what he saw...

Tokyo - View from Park Hotel, Shimbashi district


Nagoya - World Expo site


Takayama - Hida no-Sato folk village


Kyoto - Elevated aquaduct at Nanzen-in Temple

Dad's Trip to Japan - July/August 2005 (part 2)

Here are more photos from my Dad's trip to Japan this summer.

Tokyo - Asakusa (Old City) Shrine















Tokyo - National Museum















Tokyo - Takeshita alley















Tokyo - Philippe Starck's infamous "Golden Turd" atop the Asahi Brewery Building















Tokyo - Nozomi (super bullet train) in action