Picnic area in Nikko

Where's the other half?

Caterham Super 7

in Nikko:

I'm still standing, yeah yeah yeah...

said the pine that survived this fire:

Taiyuin cleanup in Nikko

Last year we were cleaning Toshogu, this year we did Taiyuin.

There were a lot of people participating in the annual temple grounds cleanup.

And here's a video to give you a better idea of what we were doing:

Sakura at night

next to Gusto's in Nikko

On the way to Fukushima

yep, that's where we went last weekend.

SDF disaster dispatch

as seen in Tochigi on the Tohoku expressway:

There were bigger and smaller convoys of them, all heading north.

Fire in Nikko

Four houses burned down on April 16.
Here is why.

Sakura in Kaminokawa

Sakura at Jikoji Temple

Cherry Blossoms at Akamon

Toners Diner

which is about as American as I am Japanese.

Deer in the city

Stop and be careful!

I normally drive everywhere, so lately, when I had to walk around, I stopped to take a few photos.

Stop!

And be careful when riding your bike.

And even if you're walking, stop here!


And this is my entry for this week's Show Me Japan. Click on the link to see more nice photos from Japan.