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Photos 2023 - November through December

Japan - Nov. 17, 2023 to Jan. 4, 2024

Tokyo (Nov. 17, 2023 - Nov. 23, 2023)

I arrived in Japan in mid-November for a 6-week visit.  The first day, I took a Hop-on/Hop-Off tour, which naturally included the Tokyo Tower.

    Naoshima Island (Nov. 23, 2023 - Nov. 28, 2023)

    View from my room at Benesse House on the 'art island' of Naoshima

      Yayoi Kusama's 'Narcissus Garden'

      Listen to the balls chiming as they bump each other

      Kyoto (Nov. 28, 2023 - Dec. 16, 2023)

      I took this picture of the Golden Pavilion in February 1970...

        Don Quixote store (aka "donki")

        This is a chain of budget stores that carry everything!  I found the cluttered aisles, bright visuals and loud, repetitive music just too much!

        Uji Day Trip and Matcha Tour (Dec. 4, 2023)

        Uji's manhole covers feature the tea leaves used to make what's considered the finest matcha

          Osaka (Dec. 11, 2023 - Dec. 13, 2023)

          Osaka Castle in 2023...

            Nara (Dec. 16 - Dec. 19, 2023)

            On the way back to Tokyo, we stayed at a ryokan in Nara

              Tokyo (Dec. 19, 2023 - Jan. 4, 2024)

              On our return to Tokyo, we were able to get a tour of the closed portions of the Imperial Palace and Gardens...

                New Year's Celebrations in Tokyo

                Taiko drums to greet the New Year

                Making mochi (pounding rice) for good luck

                Lion dance for prosperity and good fortune in the New Year

                Day trip to Nikko (Dec. 25, 2023)

                We spent Christmas Day in Nikko, starting at the Toshogu Shrine...

                  Day trip to Tochigi (Dec. 27, 2024)

                  A friend who lives outside Tokyo took us to Yoshimura Strawberry Farm, where you can pick and eat as much as you like, for a flat fee

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