2001/2002 Japan Trip and Homestay

These pages were made before I figured out how to do thumbnail images. And before we had a digital camera. The images were scanned with an ancient machine...Gomen nasai!

Here are some of the latest pictures from the 2002 trip.

  • Seal-Sensei and Hall-Sensei at SFO
  • We were greeted with this sign at Narita Airport
  • The Hirkari Bullet Train
  • A great sign in Kyoto station
  • Hotel hijinks in yukata
  • Sanjuusangendou Group shot
  • Wayne-kun and the homeboys
  • Rocks wearing aprons......no, really
  • Kiyomizudera lunch
  • Sampling the "Pure Water"
  • Kiyomizudera Love Rock
  • Kinkakuji
  • Kinkakuji group shot
  • The Paths of Ryoanji
  • The Rock Garden of Ryoanji
  • The Rock Garden of Ryoanji, Part II
  • Korakukan Welcome
  • Korakukan Group shot
  • Hiroshima's Atomic Dome
  • Hiroshima Eternal Flame Group shot
  • Hiroshima Shrine to dead students
  • Hiroshima street performer
  • Hall-Sensei and the Kendama Master
  • Hall-Sensei and the Kendama Master's son
  • Hall-Sensei's Ikkyu certificate for Kendama
  • Ami-chan and her homestay
  • Mark-kun and his homestay
  • Laura-san walking the Hondori
  • Tyler-kun at Makkudonarudo
  • Ami-chan and Mai-san
  • Ice Skating Group shot
  • Funky English Sign #1
  • Funky English Sign #2
  • Funky English Sign #3
  • Non-PC Tower Records in Japan
  • Cute Japanese kid
  • The Legendary Mr. Donuts
  • A cool T-shirt
  • Silver Creek Says Goodbye
  • Silver Creek and Korakukan Say Goodbye


    • Here are a few examples of the fun from the 2001 trip:

  • Gathering at SFO
  • The morning gathering at the New Miyako Hotel in Kyoto
  • Tsukarete iru Tyler-kun!
  • One of many marathon Karaoke sessions...
  • Kiyomizu-dera
  • Tyler-kun and Danny-kun makin' friends....
  • Our wonderful welcome from Korakukan
  • Wonderful Korakukan welcome part II
  • Ahhh, Japanese fashion....natsukashii na~
  • Goodbye at Okayama Station
  • The Soba Girls!
  • Saying Goodbye

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