tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65249715351273510442023-06-20T05:42:17.620-07:00Becky's Japan Photo BlogRebecca Mahoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646664373171892130noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524971535127351044.post-87815656245446031332009-05-23T18:25:00.000-07:002009-05-23T18:26:26.210-07:00Osaka and Orientation in TokyoEeeek, sorry for the delay. I haven't posted these since I started classes. My bad. Onward march!<br /><br />Going waaaay back in time to before orientation, here are some pictures from Osaka! Pre-swine flu apocalypse, natch.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006h77h/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006h77h/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006ksc8/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006ksc8/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006ptak/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006ptak/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006qzak/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006qzak/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006rkxk/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006rkxk/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006sy82/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006sy82/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006tae8/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006tae8/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006wcdc/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006wcdc/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006xhg6/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006xhg6/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006y4wc/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006y4wc/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006zcc6/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006zcc6/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00070rfc/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00070rfc/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00071xqs/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00071xqs/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00072xtx/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00072xtx/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007370g/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007370g/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00074hph/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00074hph/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000753zf/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000753zf/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007609t/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007609t/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00077z3e/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00077z3e/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00078e15/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00078e15/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000796x6/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000796x6/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And then we finally arrive in Tokyo! Herein are some pictures snapped on the way to Yotsuya with the entire exchange program (and a cold that just about knocked me on my ass,) and some shots of the host family when I first met them.<br /><br />Also, no, I don't know what those two boys in shorts are doing. I took that picture in the hopes of figuring it out someday.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007ac5h/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007ac5h/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007bbyy/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007bbyy/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007c0gs/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007c0gs/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007d71q/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007d71q/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007egew/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007egew/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007f7ke/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007f7ke/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007gzbf/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007gzbf/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007hrk8/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007hrk8/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007kcpd/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007kcpd/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007pw7s/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0007pw7s/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br />We'll stop here today, if just because I'm lazy. More to come~Rebecca Mahoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646664373171892130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524971535127351044.post-88988431084155808672009-04-22T05:11:00.000-07:002009-08-10T21:18:53.529-07:00We interrupt this program for a pointless clothing post.So since some of you were asking for this: here are all the clothing items I've obtained here in Tokyo thus far! Don't ask me how. I'm still shocked that I fit into things here.<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006a0e7/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006a0e7/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br />Here's a shot of everything lined up. You can also see that my bed is giganto-normous.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006bdpy/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006bdpy/s320x240" width="180" border="0" height="240" /></a><br />A dress I bought while outlet-shopping with Michiyo, a poncho that Michiyo bought me (GAHHH so expensive! and yet there she was going "Oh it was so cheap" WTF MICHIYO-SAN) and three pairs of socks that are just long enough to poke out of a high heel or flat.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006c3wx/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006c3wx/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br />Bought the blue dress in Shibuya - because it's the only dress in Japan with an empire waistline that's built for someone like me, and because the salesgirl was damn good. And the silvery-black one is from a department store near my house. It's very comfy.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006dx52/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006dx52/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br />Another dress from the department store. V. SHORT. Will put on jeans if I plan to leave the house.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006ek03/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006ek03/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br />Sockssss. All knee-highs. Harajuku is a dangerous place. That said, anyone have any good ideas about what colors the navy blue argyle would go with? I liked them too much to pass them up, but I don't really have any skirts with me that work too well.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006fy9d/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006fy9d/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br />A scarf (from Harajuku again) and the handbag I got from the Nomuras for my birthday. THAT WAS EXPENSIVE TOO.<br /><br />Yay pointlessclothingpost! The next picture post will be actual Japan-things, I promise.Rebecca Mahoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646664373171892130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524971535127351044.post-87849188229090798682009-04-10T05:26:00.000-07:002009-04-10T05:27:35.062-07:00The Last Few Weeks, Post the ThirdSo all sorts of things have been going down. Kamakura on Monday (gorgeous, but had to get up WAY too early), a taiko lesson (with the hottest brothers I've ever met, ohgod those ARMS, and I got a semi-hug from the little brother), Japanese placement test results (got placed in a higher-level class, yay!), joining clubs (still have no idea which to go for yet, but it was amusing to wander around and get chased by various representatives)... I thought that while I had two seconds to breathe, I'd continue my picture posts. Enjoy!<br /><br />Next up are some pictures from Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist shrine. It's an interesting little place: one part of the temple has a statue of a Bodhisattva, and another part is an offshoot shrine dedicated to the Shinto god of love, Oukuninushi. At Oukuninushi's shrine, you can walk between two "love stones" with your eyes closed, and if you manage it, there is love in your immediate future.<br /><br />There was also a stand with the best udon I've ever eaten. It was the first (and one of the only) meals I finished in Japan!<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002ye8h/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002ye8h/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002z404/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002z404/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00030a0e/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00030a0e/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00031xqs/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00031xqs/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00032rh4/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00032rh4/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00033y8d/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00033y8d/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00034tfe/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00034tfe/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003578g/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003578g/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00036813/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00036813/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00037eeb/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00037eeb/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000385es/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000385es/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00039gqp/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00039gqp/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003ag2k/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003ag2k/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003bez3/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003bez3/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003ca90/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003ca90/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003dpqe/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003dpqe/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003eg1b/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003eg1b/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003fqxf/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003fqxf/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003g5gt/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003g5gt/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003hga0/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003hga0/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003kp59/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003kp59/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003p2qe/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003p2qe/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003qsg3/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003qsg3/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003rft9/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003rft9/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003sqzd/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003sqzd/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003t8zx/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003t8zx/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003wtty/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003wtty/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003x31e/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003x31e/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003ytwr/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003ytwr/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003ze7a/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0003ze7a/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000401wx/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000401wx/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000412sw/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000412sw/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00042rp0/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00042rp0/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00043bcg/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00043bcg/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000443zs/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000443zs/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00045s14/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00045s14/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000462ca/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000462ca/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00047bge/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00047bge/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00048fpd/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00048fpd/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00049ryk/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00049ryk/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004a90a/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004a90a/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004bea2/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004bea2/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004csr5/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004csr5/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004dbtk/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004dbtk/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004ehq4/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004ehq4/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004fw7t/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004fw7t/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004g0qg/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004g0qg/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br />Kurama and Kibune: Two mountains surrounding a more rural area outside of Kyoto. We started in the Kurama area and then walked to and partially climbed Kibune.<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004hrfg/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004hrfg/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004k0g9/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004k0g9/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004pz10/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004pz10/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004qkgb/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004qkgb/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004rfqh/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004rfqh/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004s1t2/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004s1t2/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004t5ex/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004t5ex/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004wfwk/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004wfwk/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004x62a/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004x62a/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004y48h/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004y48h/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004z3ts/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0004z3ts/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00050pgt/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00050pgt/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000512g9/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000512g9/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00052bk5/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00052bk5/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005342q/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005342q/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00054q69/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00054q69/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00055aft/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00055aft/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000568xy/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000568xy/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000573fp/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000573fp/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00058hws/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00058hws/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000596x5/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000596x5/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005a2x0/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005a2x0/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005b747/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005b747/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005cs2q/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005cs2q/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005dqzq/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005dqzq/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005e44k/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005e44k/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005frhd/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005frhd/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005gf8a/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005gf8a/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005hh68/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005hh68/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005k0g2/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005k0g2/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005p9ta/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005p9ta/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005qfff/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005qfff/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005ra48/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005ra48/s320x240" width="180" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005s09f/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005s09f/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005t0s4/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005t0s4/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005wgsc/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005wgsc/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005xy7h/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005xy7h/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005yac1/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005yac1/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005zt14/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0005zt14/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00060zwh/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00060zwh/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00061ytc/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00061ytc/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00062q13/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00062q13/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000638ab/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000638ab/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006444t/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006444t/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000656xb/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000656xb/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006619g/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0006619g/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00067kk8/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00067kk8/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00068z31/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00068z31/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00069yzh/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00069yzh/s320x240" width="320" height="240" border="'0'/" /></a><br /><br />WOW. If you guys looked at all those, you deserve a prize. More to come another time!Rebecca Mahoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646664373171892130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524971535127351044.post-91800483532151502832009-04-01T02:53:00.000-07:002009-04-01T02:55:33.892-07:00First Few Weeks: Post TwoNext up are some photos I took on the way to going to the doctor with Melissa:<br /><br /><lj-cut text="The Kamo River, and a park near the Imperial Palace."><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001h2ah/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001h2ah/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001kqx4/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001kqx4/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001ptt6/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001ptt6/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001qwyb/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001qwyb/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001rw23/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001rw23/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001s69y/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001s69y/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001txs0/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001txs0/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001wgke/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001wgke/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001x1x4/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001x1x4/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001y8sb/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001y8sb/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /></lj-cut><br /><br />Kinkakuji, otherwise known as the Golden Pavilion, is one of the most iconic places to visit in Kyoto. It is also incredibly shiny. I had to shield the lens of the camera so that the picture wouldn't glow too much.<br /><br /><lj-cut text="Kinkakuji"><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001z4x3/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001z4x3/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00020c39/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00020c39/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00021q6k/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00021q6k/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00022dp2/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00022dp2/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00023zfh/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00023zfh/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00024dgd/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00024dgd/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00025g9q/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00025g9q/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000261ab/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000261ab/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00027qq1/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00027qq1/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002822e/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002822e/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000299fd/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000299fd/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002aspa/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002aspa/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002beax/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002beax/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002chet/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002chet/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002d3ft/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002d3ft/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002e02r/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002e02r/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002ft37/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002ft37/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002gd19/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002gd19/s320x240" width="180" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002hft1/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002hft1/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002kxd0/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002kxd0/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002kxd0/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002kxd0/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002pwfa/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002pwfa/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002qq6h/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002qq6h/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002rydy/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002rydy/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002s39d/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002s39d/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002t3cr/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002t3cr/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002w391/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002w391/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002xq84/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0002xq84/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /></lj-cut><br /><br />All right, the saga continues later!Rebecca Mahoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646664373171892130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524971535127351044.post-83479268180696700142009-03-31T06:28:00.000-07:002009-04-01T02:52:09.370-07:00First post!Hey all! Welcome to my photo blog. I will use this to post all the crazy pictures I take while I study abroad in Tokyo.<br /><br />From the first few days trekking through Tokyo and Kyoto to arrive at our hostel in Gion, some preliminary pictures:<br /><lj-cut text="First look at Japan! Includes awesome Mt. Fuji picture taken from the bullet train."><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00004g38/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00004g38/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000050w9/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000050w9/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00006a36/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00006a36/s320x240" width="180" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00007z32/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00007z32/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00008dp9/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00008dp9/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00009req/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00009req/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000a4gr/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000a4gr/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /></lj-cut><br /><br />Fushimi Inari Taisha: This shrine traditionally draws in merchants to pray for wealth. Foxes are said to be the messengers of the god Inari, thus the many fox statues around the shrine.<br /><br /><lj-cut text="Fushimi Inari Taisha"><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000bgfx/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000bgfx/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000cyf3/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000cyf3/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000ds5b/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000ds5b/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000eq6a/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000eq6a/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000f096/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000f096/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000gx39/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000gx39/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000hsck/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000hsck/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000kea0/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000kea0/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000pp83/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000pp83/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000qqe7/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000qqe7/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000rp9q/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000rp9q/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000sht2/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000sht2/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000tw4s/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000tw4s/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000wft5/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000wft5/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000xp17/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000xp17/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000ydta/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000ydta/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000zs61/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0000zs61/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00010ffd/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00010ffd/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00011t6e/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00011t6e/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /></lj-cut><br /><br />Seimei Jinja: A shrine dedicated to Abe no Seimei, an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmyoji">onmyouji</a> from the Heian Period.<br /><br /><lj-cut text="Seimei Jinja"><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00012pxa/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00012pxa/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00013ky6/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00013ky6/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000144sq/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000144sq/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00015d8p/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00015d8p/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000169ka/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/000169ka/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00017qyp/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00017qyp/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00018ke2/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00018ke2/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00019gwb/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/00019gwb/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001ap27/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001ap27/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001beqa/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001beqa/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001c1zd/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001c1zd/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001dyrs/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001dyrs/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001exxx/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001exxx/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001fw0q/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001fw0q/s320x240" width="180" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001g4by/"><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/ruffwriter/pic/0001g4by/s320x240" width="320" border="0" height="240" /></a><br /></lj-cut><br /><br />PHEW, that'll be it for part one. I'll post more later.Rebecca Mahoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00646664373171892130noreply@blogger.com0