6/30/02 First night in Japan. Waiting for the bus to take us to Kyoto from the Itami Airport in Osaka.
7/1/02 First morning in Japan. Narrow street in front of the hotel we stayed in Kyoto.
7/1/02 Another picture of the same street looking in the other direction.
7/1/02 Taking a break at the Kyoto Station.
7/1/02 Picture of me at the Nijo Zinya, Kyoto.
7/1/02 Entrance of the Nijo Castle, Kyoto.
7/1/02 Group picture with students from a middle school in Saitama Prefecture.
7/1/02 The lady at the help desk of the Nijo Castle who helped me a lot when I thought I lost my group and was wandering around.
7/1/02 Picture of ladies in kimono, the Japanese traditional clothing, at the Nishijin Textile Center, Kyoto.
7/2/02 Picture of the Kyoto Tower taken right in front of the Kyoto Station.
7/1/02 Me and Paul, one of my traveling companions on this trip, at the Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto.
7/1/02 Paul, Kimi, Erika, and me at the Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto.
7/1/02 Me with a funky pose at the Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto.
7/1/02 Sign on a tiny garage made especially for me, near the Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto.
7/2/02 Me and Makiko, one of my Japanese chatting friends who happens to be a Korean descendent, at one of her favorite places in Osaka, an art gallery run by her friend.
7/3/02 Another groovy pose at the sand dunes of Tottori.