Yamadera

I put a bunch of photos here on flickr of our visit to Yamadera. Yamadera translates literally as “mountain temple” and you’ll see why that’s its name.

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Sakura

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From the castle grounds in Sendai.

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In Japan, Everything Has a Mascot

…including train stations:

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Yes, we’re in Japan. No, I don’t know what the occasion was. This little gathering was taking place in front of Tokyo Station just as we were returning from Asakusa and Ginza.

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