photos: big buddha: temple: japanese stuff etc...

sideways sign, but says "Kamakura", the town we visited last weekend

modern Japanese home

Stephen checking out the map

Apricot blossoms

We have a mini plant of this in our apartment

We're not the only tourists

Prerequisite for Japanese retirement: buy a fancy camera in preparation for the days to come as a tourist

Jingrish!!! heheheh...and no, sorry, we're not going to pay $10 usd for that cup of tea.

Blossoms of new life smell...good

traditional buildings

pumpin' some water Buddhist temple style

grave

ooooold wood

retired tourists

creepy collectibles

i love owls!

mailboxes

cutsie shops

temple

Volkswagen!!! (+ Mustang)

the woods + squirrel

senior photo

prayers

more woods

tired from the "hike"

surf boards! (near the ocean)

soccer mom (van) bike

cute fence carving

Japanese "white picket fence"

graveyard

cute schoolgirls playing cards...one girl didn't like her photo taken!

inside Buddha's belly!

random convenience store in the middle of a Buddhist temple

BIG Buddha!