And so it begins. Day 1 at the airport.
They made a point of trying as many Japanese beers as possible on this trip.
The Yi brothers vying for Miss Hanaki's affection
Hisayo
Family
Miss Hanaki and the baby of the owners of our Guest House.
Kyu Dong
With Kyu Dong, first day in Japan
Bonsai Guest House room
Kyu Dong
Walking to Osaka Palace
Osaka Palace
Osaka Palace
Osaka
Cemetery in the middle of Kyoto
Ramen bar
Hisayo took us down a small street in Kyoto lined with quiet, romantic restaurants along the river.
Hisayo went to university in Kyoto and worked at this restaurant. Very simple and sophisticated inside with hard wood floors, tables that sit low to the ground, natural light coming in through the windows that look out on the river. Private rooms veiled with sheer curtains.
Thomas, Kyu Dong and Uncle Bob
Shape and color
A geisha in-training was out walking the street, being fanned and photographed.
I can only imagine how she must feel.
The asymmetry of this picture drives me nuts, but I love the tall pillars and the trees rising behind them, the light and the frame for the shrine. Uncle Bob told me that Japanese art/design values asymmetry...I suppose it inspired this shot.
Hungry
Hisayo discovers a quiet restaurant tucked away in the hills
Young love~Thomas & Hanaki
Wedding at the park, Saturday afternoon in Kyoto
Fish watching in Kyoto
Hisayo & Bob
Mythical trickster character guarding the doorway
Sumo wrestlers and Japanese kittens
Hues of hydrangea
Taken by Photographer: Yi Kyu Dong
Bboys in the subway station
At the Osaka Aquarium
A whirlwind of electric blue
Walking in Hisayo's neighborhood in Osaka
Land is very expensive in Japan, and thus, people build up rather than out. An extreme illustration.
Baby ferns
