Sasayama 2012
 Outward Bound |
 Rainer |
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 ww->seatac |
 gotta make a 12 hour flight fun.. |
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 sara |
 geneva |
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 Almost there! |
 Osaka Bay |
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 Osaka's huge Ferris wheel |
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 The first place i eat in japan.. ?! |
 My new street |
 The Mayors gift |
 Us @ City Hall |
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 City Hall Display |
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 Master Potter |
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 Look familiar? The masters work.. |
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 off to the next potteryYa |
 The Tree Shrine |
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 chillin |
 pottery tea house |
 ..and its view |
 lunch! |
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 pottery class! |
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 our creations |
 keatts |
 linnea |
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 InuShiShi |
 The scariest models in japan. |
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 Children gambling machines.. |
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 USA & AUS vs. The Kobe Earthquake |
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 Amazing displays |
 China town! (kobe) |
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 americans and aussies. |
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 8 level dept store. |
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 aussie blokes |
 sheilas. |
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 Kouki games |
 yuuki, Ai, Tomoki |
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 lets get crunky.. |
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 my benchmate |
 niku anyone? |
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 Megumi, Juli, Me, stray kid, and Tomoki |
 Shrine for kids. |
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 EAT IT |
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 It got stranger inside. |
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 old rice cooker |
 hummer.. |
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 Roasted Mochi |
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 miniparade |
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 My backyard |
 Breakfast with Juli and Kouki |
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 the races |
 IKIRO!! |
 hayaku! |
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 toys! |
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 ni ni ni ni ni!! |
 Sushi in Sanda |
 Nara |
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 The Gate! |
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 buh!? |
 Enter Here |
 Ye be warned |
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 the largest wooden structure on the planet |
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 Largest Wooden Bhudda.. ever. |
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 like a snotrocket |
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 the hole is the same size as buddhas nostril. |
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 The Luck Rock |
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 Please, no autographs. |
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 you get ice cream.. i'll get a beer? |
 Osakeya |
 osakeya no niwa |
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 they play it music?! |
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 Homei High School |
 the tour of the HS |
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 We went to the place where tea comes from |
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 The Tea Mower |
 Informal Tea Ceremony |
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 Romantei Lunch |
 Edamame Farmer |
 immigrant labor |
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 Sasayama Castle |
 Sasayama Castle |
 Sasayama Castle Map |
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 Sasayama Castle back yard |
 Walking the archers wall |
 Sasayama Castle shrine |
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 wtf..? |
 Tanba NamiKiMichi Park |
 playhouse |
 Getting ready to Tie Dye |
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 Chestnut tea is the power.. |
 Gettin busy |
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 Rinse, soak, repeat |
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 While you guys play on your fones, I explored |
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 Haydens creation |
 The traditional house |
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 Mines done! |
 Lettin em dry! |
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 Tanba NamiKiMichi Park Map |
 45 minute recess.. wheres this go? |
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 Up n over |
 wha!??! |
 climb it! |
 the view was amazing |
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 down the other side |
 what? |
 is? |
 THAT?!? |
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 WEEeeeee |
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 Inside, we make mochi |
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 Back to exploring |
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 Runnin the gauntlet |
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 Whatever that does, mantis, dont touch it. |
 yuichiro waited while i was in the wild. |
 and snuck up on me! |
 who? |
 SURPRISE!! |
 Nihonjin DaiTomadachi ne. |
 bangohan |
 showin the folks our craftiness |
 15 year reunion with the Tsukanishis! |
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 Video chat with Hiroko |
 VINYL!!! |
 Yayoi! |
 Hayden, me and Yayoi's hubby |
 kichigai neko ne. |
 hayden got a gift :) |
 and his arm torn to shreds |
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 My fortune scroll! |
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 breakfast with juli and hayden |
 poetry |
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 bonsai |
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 veggie arrangement |
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 made from torn paper |
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 Space squid! |
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 paper cut out |
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 silk |
 you get last pick when you're off exploring |
 but i made it sexy |
 cowboy cookin! |
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 she taught me ryori :) |
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 Most kids chose to wash dishes.. |
 We had tea and cake! |
 Made from trash and junk |
 Off explorig the old town |
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 saying prayers |
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 up here lies my favorite shrine |
 wow. |
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 old town |
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 davidson powers up |
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 old people on bikes.. everywhere |
 kobeyashis house |
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 badass bicycle |
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 no charge ladies |
 mai & I |
 The Goodbye party |
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 :) |
 davidson |
 kanada |
 Hiroko and yayoi came with their kids! |
 taiko! |
 My fam! |
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 gifts to sasayama |
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 My first host sisters |
 Yuichiro came! |
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 The best people on earth |
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 Meeting Yuichiros grandparents and Mom |
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 My yard |
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 A TRAIN |
 Nearby Shrine |
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 the dragon fountain |
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 TatameYa |
 Yuuki leads the way |
 The floating tree |
 no roots?! |
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 dont pee in it lil man! |
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 Naotakas Harley |
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 $5000 massage chair |
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 Kakko ii! |
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 train in the yard.. |
 1st to fall asleep pays.. |
 Headed to Kobe in Yuichiros pimpmobile |
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 Halloween goodies |
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 hayden.. pay attention! |
 translator |
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 korean buffet |
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 wheres hayden? |
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 Rokkoyama |
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 BBQ 2! |
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 Yuuki! |
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 rum..gone. |
 Cousins |
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 Juli and Megumi |
 Hayden and Andy |
 Naotaka |
 Yuuki |
 Tomoki |
 Yuichiro |
 AI gives the best massages |
 Kouki! |
 Baked Love |
 Goodbyes |
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 Headed to the hot springs |
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 Do I smell clean!? |
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 One last look at Sasayama |
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 The Shogun and his Wife. |
 Osaka Castle |
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 view from the top |
 Osaka Ogiwa no Jinga |
 plastic food. |
 Seatac Subway.. right before hayden lost his passport |
 Ryan.. and his hat.. |
 EVERYWHERE>>>> |
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(c)kogakoalition