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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Arashiyama and Osaka

ARASHIYAMA



Started the day in Arashiyama with Nancy and Ashley



 The dogs are wearing pants!!!


Took a trip to Monkey Park Iwatayama.



Gotta love the signs...


The views were spectacular!




My favourite "old man" drunken monkey


They scream and yell at each other quite a bit. Sometimes they even got a little too close for comfort. But in the end, all they cared about was getting food. :)






We had a traditional Japanese meal down the street.


 Tenryu-ji is the head temple of the Tenryu branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism  The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339. (Source)

OSAKA







The Glico Running MAN! A landmark in Dotonbori, Osaka.


 YAY SUSHI TRAIN ...more specifically Sushi Shinkansen (Bullet train)




Takoyaki


I tried uni (sea urchin) for the first time... kind of strange and bitter. 


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