Pat's Travels 2003

You can see Junko's photographs of trip to Japan at http://www.geocities.com/sydneyjunko/

Senso-Ji Temple, Tokyo	Sumo wrestlers battle to stay within the circle	Peace Dome, Hiroshima; the only building left standing in centre of city after A-bomb explosion	"Floating Torii" gate at Miajima shrine, near Hiroshima	Junko and her mum (Hideko) reflected in brass at Shimabara-Jo castle	One of the many "brand-new but old looking" cars popular in Japan
House in Unzen submerged in lava from volcanic eruption in 1990	Pat, Junko, Chie, Kyoka, Hideko and Rioske at thermal springs in Unzen	Kyochan admires the "Coy-Carp" at Unzen	Kyochan plays "cat's cradle"	Testament to punctuality of Japan Rail; we had 2 minutes to change trains and platforms on way to Nagasaki, but it all went perfect to the second	Climbing goats and dragon get ready for paper lantern festival in Nagasaki
Junko at Nagasaki Harbour, where she went to University	Tennis balls artfully recycled by Junko's dad to protect the floor	"Tropical Kyushu" coated with snow on a very cold January morning	Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto	Sacred fox guards the gate at Kiyomizu-dera	Crowded domestic garden in Kyoto back street
Kyoto footpath	Teddy bears get their own lunch in Kyoto	Another self portrait, in traffic mirror. Note how wrapped up we are against the cold	"Fuji-San" (Mount Fuji) is behind those clouds somewhere	How Fuji-san is supposed to look (according to the picture in the train station!)	Royal Palace in Tokyo
Scary monster and Godzilla (legend of Japanese movies) terrorise passers-by in Tokyo cinema district