A fantastic 2 week vacation in Japan - our first time back to Japan in winter time since we left in 1992. http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC203742/120949690_hFEeJ-Ti.jpg http://nhoover.smugmug.com/gallery/2313170_scspy/ 2007-01-05T11:32:04Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Dec 20, 2006 - heading out over Alaska to Japan</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120949690_hFEeJ" title="Dec 20, 2006 - heading out over Alaska to Japan"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC203742/120949690_hFEeJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dec 20, 2006 - heading out over Alaska to Japan" title="Dec 20, 2006 - heading out over Alaska to Japan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:16:18Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC203742/120949690_hFEeJ-Th.jpg 2006-12-20 15:11:30 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />It's a winter wonderland down there</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120949756_fVuxA" title="It's a winter wonderland down there"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC203745/120949756_fVuxA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="It's a winter wonderland down there" title="It's a winter wonderland down there" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T07:14:07Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC203745/120949756_fVuxA-Th.jpg 2006-12-20 15:12:40 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Close up</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120949857_BXUhr" title="Close up"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC203748/120949857_BXUhr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Close up" title="Close up" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T07:24:44Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC203748/120949857_BXUhr-Th.jpg 2006-12-20 15:13:33 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Evening of Dec 21 - outside Shinjuku station, in Tokyo</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120949537_Beqhs" title="Evening of Dec 21 - outside Shinjuku station, in Tokyo"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC213755/120949537_Beqhs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Evening of Dec 21 - outside Shinjuku station, in Tokyo" title="Evening of Dec 21 - outside Shinjuku station, in Tokyo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:16:41Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC213755/120949537_Beqhs-Th.jpg 2006-12-21 00:51:23 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />An interesting sign next to our excellent Soba restaurant</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120949615_BbVwZ" title="An interesting sign next to our excellent Soba restaurant"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC213756/120949615_BbVwZ-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="An interesting sign next to our excellent Soba restaurant" title="An interesting sign next to our excellent Soba restaurant" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:45:06Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC213756/120949615_BbVwZ-Th.jpg 2006-12-21 03:04:56 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Looking a little tired just before bedtime at the Takano's wonderful home in Setagaya, Tokyo.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120949654_FZieT" title="Looking a little tired just before bedtime at the Takano's wonderful home in Setagaya, Tokyo."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223764/120949654_FZieT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Looking a little tired just before bedtime at the Takano's wonderful home in Setagaya, Tokyo." title="Looking a little tired just before bedtime at the Takano's wonderful home in Setagaya, Tokyo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T06:48:43Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223764/120949654_FZieT-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 10:40:53 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Dec 22, lunch time on the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Kyoto</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120914370_JHxFC" title="Dec 22, lunch time on the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Kyoto"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223766/120914370_JHxFC-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Dec 22, lunch time on the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Kyoto" title="Dec 22, lunch time on the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Kyoto" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T07:06:48Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223766/120914370_JHxFC-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 12:32:51 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />A bento box featuring Tokyo Tower and yummy foods</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120914441_GJyRt" title="A bento box featuring Tokyo Tower and yummy foods"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223767/120914441_GJyRt-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="A bento box featuring Tokyo Tower and yummy foods" title="A bento box featuring Tokyo Tower and yummy foods" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:21:42Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223767/120914441_GJyRt-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 12:33:09 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Old steam engine on a walk around the Ikeno's home in Kyoto</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120914518_CbYCP" title="Old steam engine on a walk around the Ikeno's home in Kyoto"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223775/120914518_CbYCP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Old steam engine on a walk around the Ikeno's home in Kyoto" title="Old steam engine on a walk around the Ikeno's home in Kyoto" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:38:15Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223775/120914518_CbYCP-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 16:19:41 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Japanese Maple tree at a temple</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120914608_ifGkf" title="Japanese Maple tree at a temple"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223776/120914608_ifGkf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Japanese Maple tree at a temple" title="Japanese Maple tree at a temple" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:21:48Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223776/120914608_ifGkf-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 16:29:24 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />With Masakazu, Hitomi and Kenji</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120914684_hfYeU" title="With Masakazu, Hitomi and Kenji"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223779/120914684_hfYeU-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="With Masakazu, Hitomi and Kenji" title="With Masakazu, Hitomi and Kenji" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:26:09Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223779/120914684_hfYeU-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 16:32:18 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Stone steps up to the temple</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120914770_AxxHf" title="Stone steps up to the temple"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223781/120914770_AxxHf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Stone steps up to the temple" title="Stone steps up to the temple" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:39:32Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223781/120914770_AxxHf-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 16:33:17 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Beau: Kenji, how long have you been studying English? Kenji: 30 minutes. Japanese and English lessons continued for 3 days.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120914878_Cm9jm" title="Beau: Kenji, how long have you been studying English? Kenji: 30 minutes. Japanese and English lessons continued for 3 days."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223784/120914878_Cm9jm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Beau: Kenji, how long have you been studying English? Kenji: 30 minutes. Japanese and English lessons continued for 3 days." title="Beau: Kenji, how long have you been studying English? Kenji: 30 minutes. Japanese and English lessons continued for 3 days." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:41:05Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223784/120914878_Cm9jm-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 17:44:25 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Masakazu shows off his souvenirs from a Santa Cruz visit years ago.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120914994_8pb92" title="Masakazu shows off his souvenirs from a Santa Cruz visit years ago."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223785/120914994_8pb92-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Masakazu shows off his souvenirs from a Santa Cruz visit years ago." title="Masakazu shows off his souvenirs from a Santa Cruz visit years ago." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:28:28Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223785/120914994_8pb92-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 17:51:16 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Fantastic birthday dinner for Shinsuke with the whole family.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120915079_juWAy" title="Fantastic birthday dinner for Shinsuke with the whole family."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223789/120915079_juWAy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fantastic birthday dinner for Shinsuke with the whole family." title="Fantastic birthday dinner for Shinsuke with the whole family." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T06:50:34Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223789/120915079_juWAy-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 18:28:50 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Eriko made Shinsuke's cake</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120915149_tfr4a" title="Eriko made Shinsuke's cake"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223790/120915149_tfr4a-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Eriko made Shinsuke's cake" title="Eriko made Shinsuke's cake" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:21:00Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC223790/120915149_tfr4a-Th.jpg 2006-12-22 19:36:09 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Dec 23, looking at the map to climb Mt. Daimonji. "Dai," made by burning firewood arranged in the shape of that Chinese character, aids the ancestor spirits to return to the spirit world, af ...</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120915246_UEA5k" title="Dec 23, looking at the map to climb Mt. Daimonji. "Dai," made by burning firewood arranged in the shape of that Chinese character, aids the ancestor spirits to return to the spirit world, af ..."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233796/120915246_UEA5k-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dec 23, looking at the map to climb Mt. Daimonji. "Dai," made by burning firewood arranged in the shape of that Chinese character, aids the ancestor spirits to return to the spirit world, af ..." title="Dec 23, looking at the map to climb Mt. Daimonji. "Dai," made by burning firewood arranged in the shape of that Chinese character, aids the ancestor spirits to return to the spirit world, af ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T06:37:36Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233796/120915246_UEA5k-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 11:59:47 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Some rules are so important that they have to be translated. Beautifully.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120915366_Gepgw" title="Some rules are so important that they have to be translated. Beautifully."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233797/120915366_Gepgw-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Some rules are so important that they have to be translated. Beautifully." title="Some rules are so important that they have to be translated. Beautifully." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:39:49Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233797/120915366_Gepgw-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 12:02:30 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />On the hike up.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120915533_GUNVs" title="On the hike up."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233798/120915533_GUNVs-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="On the hike up." title="On the hike up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:45:53Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233798/120915533_GUNVs-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 12:04:44 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />At the Dai (Big) character, 3/4 of the way up the mountain</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120915645_GRfsa" title="At the Dai (Big) character, 3/4 of the way up the mountain"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233800/120915645_GRfsa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="At the Dai (Big) character, 3/4 of the way up the mountain" title="At the Dai (Big) character, 3/4 of the way up the mountain" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:51:06Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233800/120915645_GRfsa-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 12:31:04 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Beau and Kenji</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120915734_CxHU8" title="Beau and Kenji"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233803/120915734_CxHU8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Beau and Kenji" title="Beau and Kenji" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-18T00:58:57Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233803/120915734_CxHU8-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 12:43:34 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Again, this time at the summit.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120915854_zz67j" title="Again, this time at the summit."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233812/120915854_zz67j-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Again, this time at the summit." title="Again, this time at the summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:52:12Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233812/120915854_zz67j-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 13:07:19 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Fathers and sons on the summit</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120915968_wFmFG" title="Fathers and sons on the summit"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233815/120915968_wFmFG-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Fathers and sons on the summit" title="Fathers and sons on the summit" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T20:53:24Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233815/120915968_wFmFG-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 13:08:25 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Grace and Hitomi - Hitomi's first time here</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916090_oqTzT" title="Grace and Hitomi - Hitomi's first time here"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233817/120916090_oqTzT-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Grace and Hitomi - Hitomi's first time here" title="Grace and Hitomi - Hitomi's first time here" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:21:26Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233817/120916090_oqTzT-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 13:09:19 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Aren't they cute?</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916178_qX6QP" title="Aren't they cute?"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233818/120916178_qX6QP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Aren't they cute?" title="Aren't they cute?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:23:59Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233818/120916178_qX6QP-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 13:09:24 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />View out over Kyoto</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916270_dpKXy" title="View out over Kyoto"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233819/120916270_dpKXy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="View out over Kyoto" title="View out over Kyoto" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:05:27Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233819/120916270_dpKXy-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 13:09:36 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Laughing a lot on the descent</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916383_hgTPL" title="Laughing a lot on the descent"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233820/120916383_hgTPL-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Laughing a lot on the descent" title="Laughing a lot on the descent" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:37:10Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233820/120916383_hgTPL-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 13:28:30 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />[Masakazu Ikeno photo] On the descent of Mt Daimonji</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#121283064_qt2sE" title="[Masakazu Ikeno photo] On the descent of Mt Daimonji"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/DSC00550/121283064_qt2sE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="[Masakazu Ikeno photo] On the descent of Mt Daimonji" title="[Masakazu Ikeno photo] On the descent of Mt Daimonji" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T05:15:13Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/DSC00550/121283064_qt2sE-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 13:43:31 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Kyoto from above</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916501_9rzpb" title="Kyoto from above"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233828/120916501_9rzpb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Kyoto from above" title="Kyoto from above" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:56:23Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233828/120916501_9rzpb-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 13:41:42 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />At a trail-side shrine. Jizo, stone statues of the protectors of children, wear bibs.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916556_oMCZu" title="At a trail-side shrine. Jizo, stone statues of the protectors of children, wear bibs."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233831/120916556_oMCZu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="At a trail-side shrine. Jizo, stone statues of the protectors of children, wear bibs." title="At a trail-side shrine. Jizo, stone statues of the protectors of children, wear bibs." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:45:07Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233831/120916556_oMCZu-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 14:07:39 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Beau eating as many free samples as possible at a manju store below Mt. Daimonji.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#121043182_H73Dn" title="Beau eating as many free samples as possible at a manju store below Mt. Daimonji."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233836/121043182_H73Dn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Beau eating as many free samples as possible at a manju store below Mt. Daimonji." title="Beau eating as many free samples as possible at a manju store below Mt. Daimonji." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:06:23Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233836/121043182_H73Dn-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 14:30:38 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Fancy hand-painted jeans depicting the god of thunder and a dragon (¥50,000 = $432)</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916614_FNVaJ" title="Fancy hand-painted jeans depicting the god of thunder and a dragon (¥50,000 = $432)"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233838/120916614_FNVaJ-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Fancy hand-painted jeans depicting the god of thunder and a dragon (¥50,000 = $432)" title="Fancy hand-painted jeans depicting the god of thunder and a dragon (¥50,000 = $432)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:22:37Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233838/120916614_FNVaJ-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 14:52:23 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Tetsugaku-no-Michi, "Philosopher's Road"</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916699_4dDtj" title="Tetsugaku-no-Michi, "Philosopher's Road""><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233840/120916699_4dDtj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tetsugaku-no-Michi, "Philosopher's Road"" title="Tetsugaku-no-Michi, "Philosopher's Road"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:38:13Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233840/120916699_4dDtj-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 15:02:12 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />The gate to Heian Jingu, scene of Beau's Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) ceremony in 1997.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916764_SZgXP" title="The gate to Heian Jingu, scene of Beau's Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) ceremony in 1997."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233847/120916764_SZgXP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The gate to Heian Jingu, scene of Beau's Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) ceremony in 1997." title="The gate to Heian Jingu, scene of Beau's Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) ceremony in 1997." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T22:19:19Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233847/120916764_SZgXP-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 15:35:05 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />One of the temple buildings</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916805_c2Tbt" title="One of the temple buildings"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233856/120916805_c2Tbt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="One of the temple buildings" title="One of the temple buildings" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T06:42:11Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233856/120916805_c2Tbt-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 15:42:33 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Prayer papers tied to the branches of a tree</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916843_J3V3G" title="Prayer papers tied to the branches of a tree"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233858/120916843_J3V3G-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Prayer papers tied to the branches of a tree" title="Prayer papers tied to the branches of a tree" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:49:28Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233858/120916843_J3V3G-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 15:45:54 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Beautiful architectural details at Heian Jingu</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916916_icoDx" title="Beautiful architectural details at Heian Jingu"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233861/120916916_icoDx-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Beautiful architectural details at Heian Jingu" title="Beautiful architectural details at Heian Jingu" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:43:27Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233861/120916916_icoDx-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 15:48:06 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />For the New Year: Fresh bamboo on a hand-drawn cart to replace the old</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916952_vndVC" title="For the New Year: Fresh bamboo on a hand-drawn cart to replace the old"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233862/120916952_vndVC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="For the New Year: Fresh bamboo on a hand-drawn cart to replace the old" title="For the New Year: Fresh bamboo on a hand-drawn cart to replace the old" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:57:28Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233862/120916952_vndVC-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 15:48:49 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Detail of the lanterns on a building</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120916877_FFWE4" title="Detail of the lanterns on a building"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233860/120916877_FFWE4-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Detail of the lanterns on a building" title="Detail of the lanterns on a building" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:40:46Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233860/120916877_FFWE4-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 15:47:37 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Beau with sake cask offerings</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917040_MvCrA" title="Beau with sake cask offerings"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233864/120917040_MvCrA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Beau with sake cask offerings" title="Beau with sake cask offerings" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:32:22Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233864/120917040_MvCrA-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 15:50:20 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />A most incredible restaurant Masakazu found on the internet. The meal was many courses, each amazing.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917178_cQHbR" title="A most incredible restaurant Masakazu found on the internet. The meal was many courses, each amazing."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233871/120917178_cQHbR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A most incredible restaurant Masakazu found on the internet. The meal was many courses, each amazing." title="A most incredible restaurant Masakazu found on the internet. The meal was many courses, each amazing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-18T00:59:32Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233871/120917178_cQHbR-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 17:03:06 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />The best-ever "sushi rolls": raw tuna, raw yama-imo (a kind of potato), and shiso (beefsteak leaf)</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917256_WNZWK" title="The best-ever "sushi rolls": raw tuna, raw yama-imo (a kind of potato), and shiso (beefsteak leaf)"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233872/120917256_WNZWK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The best-ever "sushi rolls": raw tuna, raw yama-imo (a kind of potato), and shiso (beefsteak leaf)" title="The best-ever "sushi rolls": raw tuna, raw yama-imo (a kind of potato), and shiso (beefsteak leaf)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:42:00Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233872/120917256_WNZWK-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 18:04:57 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Kenji and Beau on the train ride home</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917315_6Vhdi" title="Kenji and Beau on the train ride home"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233874/120917315_6Vhdi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Kenji and Beau on the train ride home" title="Kenji and Beau on the train ride home" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:36:44Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC233874/120917315_6Vhdi-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 19:05:53 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Dec 24 starting a walk to Arashiyama from the Ikeno's house</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917334_YyVcg" title="Dec 24 starting a walk to Arashiyama from the Ikeno's house"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243876/120917334_YyVcg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dec 24 starting a walk to Arashiyama from the Ikeno's house" title="Dec 24 starting a walk to Arashiyama from the Ikeno's house" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:07:01Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243876/120917334_YyVcg-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 10:22:22 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />2007 is the year of the wild boar. Here are 3 children of the boar (two from 1959 and one from 1983).</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917360_asPZJ" title="2007 is the year of the wild boar. Here are 3 children of the boar (two from 1959 and one from 1983)."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243880/120917360_asPZJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="2007 is the year of the wild boar. Here are 3 children of the boar (two from 1959 and one from 1983)." title="2007 is the year of the wild boar. Here are 3 children of the boar (two from 1959 and one from 1983)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:43:34Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243880/120917360_asPZJ-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 10:48:19 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Sake offering showing the God of Contentment and Happiness, Hotei.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917432_uVzoL" title="Sake offering showing the God of Contentment and Happiness, Hotei."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243886/120917432_uVzoL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Sake offering showing the God of Contentment and Happiness, Hotei." title="Sake offering showing the God of Contentment and Happiness, Hotei." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:41:21Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243886/120917432_uVzoL-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 10:52:02 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Sign on a coffee machine</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917493_HiFcR" title="Sign on a coffee machine"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243887/120917493_HiFcR-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Sign on a coffee machine" title="Sign on a coffee machine" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:28:04Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243887/120917493_HiFcR-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 11:03:04 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />With a really large tanuki (sake-loving badger with huge balls)</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917530_PLgFu" title="With a really large tanuki (sake-loving badger with huge balls)"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243890/120917530_PLgFu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="With a really large tanuki (sake-loving badger with huge balls)" title="With a really large tanuki (sake-loving badger with huge balls)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:32:44Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243890/120917530_PLgFu-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 11:04:37 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Watch your step!</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917562_5yJVF" title="Watch your step!"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243896/120917562_5yJVF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Watch your step!" title="Watch your step!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T12:05:24Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243896/120917562_5yJVF-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 11:52:49 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Nice bird (actually a Sagi - snowy heron) in the river</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917571_fiDev" title="Nice bird (actually a Sagi - snowy heron) in the river"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243900/120917571_fiDev-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Nice bird (actually a Sagi - snowy heron) in the river" title="Nice bird (actually a Sagi - snowy heron) in the river" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T20:50:21Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243900/120917571_fiDev-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 11:59:05 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Unfortunately half of these birds flew away before I could shoot</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917590_RZh2E" title="Unfortunately half of these birds flew away before I could shoot"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243901/120917590_RZh2E-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Unfortunately half of these birds flew away before I could shoot" title="Unfortunately half of these birds flew away before I could shoot" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:08:57Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243901/120917590_RZh2E-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 11:59:59 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />The famous Ryoanji Zen rock garden - just 15 simple rocks in a field of raked gravel surrounded by old walls.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917638_KExWH" title="The famous Ryoanji Zen rock garden - just 15 simple rocks in a field of raked gravel surrounded by old walls."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243911/120917638_KExWH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The famous Ryoanji Zen rock garden - just 15 simple rocks in a field of raked gravel surrounded by old walls." title="The famous Ryoanji Zen rock garden - just 15 simple rocks in a field of raked gravel surrounded by old walls." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:39:12Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243911/120917638_KExWH-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 13:01:33 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Detail of rocks</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917776_yx6v8" title="Detail of rocks"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243919/120917776_yx6v8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Detail of rocks" title="Detail of rocks" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:05:00Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243919/120917776_yx6v8-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 13:06:50 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Part of Ryoanji</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917675_jxArZ" title="Part of Ryoanji"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243913/120917675_jxArZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Part of Ryoanji" title="Part of Ryoanji" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:11:50Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243913/120917675_jxArZ-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 13:03:00 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />The "Turtle rock"</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917811_t6sGF" title="The "Turtle rock""><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243920/120917811_t6sGF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The "Turtle rock"" title="The "Turtle rock"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T08:05:55Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243920/120917811_t6sGF-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 13:10:07 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Beautiful grounds</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917875_V82Pp" title="Beautiful grounds"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243923/120917875_V82Pp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Beautiful grounds" title="Beautiful grounds" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:46:34Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243923/120917875_V82Pp-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 13:20:16 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Another view</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917962_sXKKm" title="Another view"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243925/120917962_sXKKm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Another view" title="Another view" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:20:38Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243925/120917962_sXKKm-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 13:23:00 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Okonomiyaki lunch served on a hot griddle</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120917998_LXLET" title="Okonomiyaki lunch served on a hot griddle"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243926/120917998_LXLET-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Okonomiyaki lunch served on a hot griddle" title="Okonomiyaki lunch served on a hot griddle" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:20:30Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243926/120917998_LXLET-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 15:22:35 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Cooking at our table - note the yaki-onigiri on the right</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918028_KRPEF" title="Cooking at our table - note the yaki-onigiri on the right"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243928/120918028_KRPEF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cooking at our table - note the yaki-onigiri on the right" title="Cooking at our table - note the yaki-onigiri on the right" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:14:20Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243928/120918028_KRPEF-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 15:29:02 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Crowds in Kyoto on our way to shop for dinner at Nishiki Market</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918061_GPf3X" title="Crowds in Kyoto on our way to shop for dinner at Nishiki Market"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243929/120918061_GPf3X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Crowds in Kyoto on our way to shop for dinner at Nishiki Market" title="Crowds in Kyoto on our way to shop for dinner at Nishiki Market" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:26:05Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243929/120918061_GPf3X-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 15:49:45 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Yebisu, the God of Fishermen, rides a red snapper</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918083_Hnxzc" title="Yebisu, the God of Fishermen, rides a red snapper"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243932/120918083_Hnxzc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Yebisu, the God of Fishermen, rides a red snapper" title="Yebisu, the God of Fishermen, rides a red snapper" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T10:59:53Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243932/120918083_Hnxzc-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 16:03:32 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />About 0.0001% of the interesting items for sale</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918104_U6DKx" title="About 0.0001% of the interesting items for sale"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243933/120918104_U6DKx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="About 0.0001% of the interesting items for sale" title="About 0.0001% of the interesting items for sale" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:06:28Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243933/120918104_U6DKx-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 16:16:56 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Nice sign at Kenji's restaurant: Country Buu.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918136_oZY9q" title="Nice sign at Kenji's restaurant: Country Buu."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243934/120918136_oZY9q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Nice sign at Kenji's restaurant: Country Buu." title="Nice sign at Kenji's restaurant: Country Buu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:51:54Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243934/120918136_oZY9q-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 17:01:18 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Dinner time!</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918166_Wdjnm" title="Dinner time!"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243935/120918166_Wdjnm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dinner time!" title="Dinner time!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:08:46Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243935/120918166_Wdjnm-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 18:47:07 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />5 beers later we're still going strong</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918190_H8d5U" title="5 beers later we're still going strong"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243937/120918190_H8d5U-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="5 beers later we're still going strong" title="5 beers later we're still going strong" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:10:10Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC243937/120918190_H8d5U-Th.jpg 2006-12-24 19:51:22 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Christmas morning, saying good-bye to Kenji, Masakazu and Hitomi.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918212_MEGdd" title="Christmas morning, saying good-bye to Kenji, Masakazu and Hitomi."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253943/120918212_MEGdd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Christmas morning, saying good-bye to Kenji, Masakazu and Hitomi." title="Christmas morning, saying good-bye to Kenji, Masakazu and Hitomi." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:44:49Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253943/120918212_MEGdd-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 08:09:17 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Masakazu dropped us off at Kyoto station</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918233_WhNkE" title="Masakazu dropped us off at Kyoto station"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253945/120918233_WhNkE-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Masakazu dropped us off at Kyoto station" title="Masakazu dropped us off at Kyoto station" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:27:49Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253945/120918233_WhNkE-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 08:39:57 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Our Express train to Kanazawa</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918260_uHgvg" title="Our Express train to Kanazawa"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253946/120918260_uHgvg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Our Express train to Kanazawa" title="Our Express train to Kanazawa" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:06:45Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253946/120918260_uHgvg-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 09:09:17 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />The Uozu aquarium from the train. Nathan and Grace have visited several times. But this time, it was closed.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918282_4gjj4" title="The Uozu aquarium from the train. Nathan and Grace have visited several times. But this time, it was closed."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253962/120918282_4gjj4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The Uozu aquarium from the train. Nathan and Grace have visited several times. But this time, it was closed." title="The Uozu aquarium from the train. Nathan and Grace have visited several times. But this time, it was closed." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:23:06Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253962/120918282_4gjj4-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 12:05:22 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Grace climbing up to the top roof of the Aso Building in Uozu.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918337_rmn3B" title="Grace climbing up to the top roof of the Aso Building in Uozu."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253971/120918337_rmn3B-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Grace climbing up to the top roof of the Aso Building in Uozu." title="Grace climbing up to the top roof of the Aso Building in Uozu." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:25:00Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253971/120918337_rmn3B-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 13:34:30 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />View of the Japan Alps</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918299_C4gsr" title="View of the Japan Alps"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253967/120918299_C4gsr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="114" alt="View of the Japan Alps" title="View of the Japan Alps" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:09:31Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253967/120918299_C4gsr-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 13:32:54 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />With Taka on the roof</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918366_u4BrN" title="With Taka on the roof"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253973/120918366_u4BrN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="With Taka on the roof" title="With Taka on the roof" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:27:14Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253973/120918366_u4BrN-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 13:37:31 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />View across the Japan Sea to Noto Hanto where we did our first-ever bike tour in 1989.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918399_b7tja" title="View across the Japan Sea to Noto Hanto where we did our first-ever bike tour in 1989."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253978/120918399_b7tja-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="View across the Japan Sea to Noto Hanto where we did our first-ever bike tour in 1989." title="View across the Japan Sea to Noto Hanto where we did our first-ever bike tour in 1989." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:06:09Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253978/120918399_b7tja-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 13:44:31 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Butsudan - home shrine</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918451_ij6oa" title="Butsudan - home shrine"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253980/120918451_ij6oa-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Butsudan - home shrine" title="Butsudan - home shrine" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:02:50Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253980/120918451_ij6oa-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 13:52:32 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Nathan and Beau at a dragon fountain at a temple</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#121042996_vzHcc" title="Nathan and Beau at a dragon fountain at a temple"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253986/121042996_vzHcc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Nathan and Beau at a dragon fountain at a temple" title="Nathan and Beau at a dragon fountain at a temple" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T12:19:11Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253986/121042996_vzHcc-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 14:42:52 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Uozu's Shinjuku</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918501_ddHWf" title="Uozu's Shinjuku"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253992/120918501_ddHWf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Uozu's Shinjuku" title="Uozu's Shinjuku" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:02:22Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC253992/120918501_ddHWf-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 14:53:36 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Ready to hit the hot springs at Kintaro Onsen. Modeling stylish yukata (cotton kimono)</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918553_z63ma" title="Ready to hit the hot springs at Kintaro Onsen. Modeling stylish yukata (cotton kimono)"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254002/120918553_z63ma-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ready to hit the hot springs at Kintaro Onsen. Modeling stylish yukata (cotton kimono)" title="Ready to hit the hot springs at Kintaro Onsen. Modeling stylish yukata (cotton kimono)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T04:41:53Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254002/120918553_z63ma-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 16:04:59 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />The view from our deck</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918620_LYtUD" title="The view from our deck"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254003/120918620_LYtUD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The view from our deck" title="The view from our deck" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:16:38Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254003/120918620_LYtUD-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 16:08:08 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Just after 5pm</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918651_ZSfiA" title="Just after 5pm"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254006/120918651_ZSfiA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Just after 5pm" title="Just after 5pm" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:52:10Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254006/120918651_ZSfiA-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 17:09:48 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Christmas dinner at Kintaro Onsen</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918667_DQGgJ" title="Christmas dinner at Kintaro Onsen"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254008/120918667_DQGgJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Christmas dinner at Kintaro Onsen" title="Christmas dinner at Kintaro Onsen" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T12:45:01Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254008/120918667_DQGgJ-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 18:05:39 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Grace shows her mother Taka family photos</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918693_VLKJQ" title="Grace shows her mother Taka family photos"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254017/120918693_VLKJQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Grace shows her mother Taka family photos" title="Grace shows her mother Taka family photos" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:48:38Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC254017/120918693_VLKJQ-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 19:40:49 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Dec 26, family photo after another session in the hot pools.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918721_NhgNu" title="Dec 26, family photo after another session in the hot pools."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC264028/120918721_NhgNu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dec 26, family photo after another session in the hot pools." title="Dec 26, family photo after another session in the hot pools." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:57:23Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC264028/120918721_NhgNu-Th.jpg 2006-12-26 09:48:54 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Saying good bye to Taka at the train station</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918754_H9Ymn" title="Saying good bye to Taka at the train station"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC264032/120918754_H9Ymn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Saying good bye to Taka at the train station" title="Saying good bye to Taka at the train station" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:34:39Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC264032/120918754_H9Ymn-Th.jpg 2006-12-26 12:02:23 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Changing trains to a shinkansen</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918782_iwqQy" title="Changing trains to a shinkansen"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC264037/120918782_iwqQy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Changing trains to a shinkansen" title="Changing trains to a shinkansen" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:02:45Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC264037/120918782_iwqQy-Th.jpg 2006-12-26 14:00:00 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Dec 27 in Mito with Jonathan at an old and famous school: Kotokan</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918815_gWtyA" title="Dec 27 in Mito with Jonathan at an old and famous school: Kotokan"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274044/120918815_gWtyA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dec 27 in Mito with Jonathan at an old and famous school: Kotokan" title="Dec 27 in Mito with Jonathan at an old and famous school: Kotokan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:14:58Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274044/120918815_gWtyA-Th.jpg 2006-12-27 12:23:53 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />In a classroom, pretending to be studying</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918840_gjA4y" title="In a classroom, pretending to be studying"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274045/120918840_gjA4y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="In a classroom, pretending to be studying" title="In a classroom, pretending to be studying" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:55:53Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274045/120918840_gjA4y-Th.jpg 2006-12-27 12:28:09 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Some really hard to read characters.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918875_YfTGd" title="Some really hard to read characters."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274047/120918875_YfTGd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Some really hard to read characters." title="Some really hard to read characters." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:03:38Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274047/120918875_YfTGd-Th.jpg 2006-12-27 12:41:04 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Outside of the school</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918919_MQ4Ls" title="Outside of the school"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274048/120918919_MQ4Ls-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Outside of the school" title="Outside of the school" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:25:39Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274048/120918919_MQ4Ls-Th.jpg 2006-12-27 12:46:34 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Night time visit to Akihabara, the electronics district of Tokyo</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918956_7BAh4" title="Night time visit to Akihabara, the electronics district of Tokyo"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274049/120918956_7BAh4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Night time visit to Akihabara, the electronics district of Tokyo" title="Night time visit to Akihabara, the electronics district of Tokyo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:05:57Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC274049/120918956_7BAh4-Th.jpg 2006-12-27 17:05:53 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Dec 28, visiting Kokonoe Beya with the Takanos. Roy is carrying a huge gift of apples.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120918987_CZbRr" title="Dec 28, visiting Kokonoe Beya with the Takanos. Roy is carrying a huge gift of apples."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284057/120918987_CZbRr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dec 28, visiting Kokonoe Beya with the Takanos. Roy is carrying a huge gift of apples." title="Dec 28, visiting Kokonoe Beya with the Takanos. Roy is carrying a huge gift of apples." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T10:59:37Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284057/120918987_CZbRr-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 09:51:07 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Nathan and Beau at the entrance with Kadomatsu, a traditional New Years decoration of bamboo and pine</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919021_Gj5Nw" title="Nathan and Beau at the entrance with Kadomatsu, a traditional New Years decoration of bamboo and pine"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284058/120919021_Gj5Nw-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Nathan and Beau at the entrance with Kadomatsu, a traditional New Years decoration of bamboo and pine" title="Nathan and Beau at the entrance with Kadomatsu, a traditional New Years decoration of bamboo and pine" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:43:59Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284058/120919021_Gj5Nw-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 09:51:27 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Rikishi, sumo athletes, pounding rice to make mochi, a traditional New Years food made of glutinous rice.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919053_doFMW" title="Rikishi, sumo athletes, pounding rice to make mochi, a traditional New Years food made of glutinous rice."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284061/120919053_doFMW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Rikishi, sumo athletes, pounding rice to make mochi, a traditional New Years food made of glutinous rice." title="Rikishi, sumo athletes, pounding rice to make mochi, a traditional New Years food made of glutinous rice." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T14:56:43Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284061/120919053_doFMW-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 10:03:54 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Beau takes a turn</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919089_TBJ8c" title="Beau takes a turn"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284062/120919089_TBJ8c-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Beau takes a turn" title="Beau takes a turn" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:26:56Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284062/120919089_TBJ8c-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 10:04:43 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Grace loves it</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919129_4KJc8" title="Grace loves it"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284074/120919129_4KJc8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Grace loves it" title="Grace loves it" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:10:02Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284074/120919129_4KJc8-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 10:06:45 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Miyori</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919160_jc6JT" title="Miyori"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284076/120919160_jc6JT-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Miyori" title="Miyori" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:35:42Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284076/120919160_jc6JT-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 10:07:53 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Nathan</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919185_pVcpA" title="Nathan"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284083/120919185_pVcpA-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Nathan" title="Nathan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:41:15Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284083/120919185_pVcpA-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 10:08:26 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Yayori</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919222_gWKPA" title="Yayori"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284091/120919222_gWKPA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Yayori" title="Yayori" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T21:13:34Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284091/120919222_gWKPA-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 10:09:13 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Kyoko really loves it</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919260_dixWL" title="Kyoko really loves it"><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284095/120919260_dixWL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Kyoko really loves it" title="Kyoko really loves it" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:09:50Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284095/120919260_dixWL-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 10:09:56 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />With Kokonoe Oyakata (Kokonoe Master) himself. Beau was named after this incredible, record-holding athlete (then known as Chiyonofuji), and was born on the day of his retirement ceremony.</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919298_cYSnc" title="With Kokonoe Oyakata (Kokonoe Master) himself. Beau was named after this incredible, record-holding athlete (then known as Chiyonofuji), and was born on the day of his retirement ceremony."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284100/120919298_cYSnc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="With Kokonoe Oyakata (Kokonoe Master) himself. Beau was named after this incredible, record-holding athlete (then known as Chiyonofuji), and was born on the day of his retirement ceremony." title="With Kokonoe Oyakata (Kokonoe Master) himself. Beau was named after this incredible, record-holding athlete (then known as Chiyonofuji), and was born on the day of his retirement ceremony." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:43:51Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284100/120919298_cYSnc-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 10:27:13 <p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com">Nathan Hoover</a><br />Since his name was Chiyonofuji, Kokonoe Oyakata suggests a new middle name for Beau, Miminofuji (Ear Fuji).</p><p><a href="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/2313170_scspy#120919330_uXTwu" title="Since his name was Chiyonofuji, Kokonoe Oyakata suggests a new middle name for Beau, Miminofuji (Ear Fuji)."><img src="http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284101/120919330_uXTwu-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Since his name was Chiyonofuji, Kokonoe Oyakata suggests a new middle name for Beau, Miminofuji (Ear Fuji)." title="Since his name was Chiyonofuji, Kokonoe Oyakata suggests a new middle name for Beau, Miminofuji (Ear Fuji)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T11:12:41Z Nathan Hoover http://nhoover.smugmug.com http://nhoover.smugmug.com/Family/Trip-to-Japan-Dec-2006-Jan/PC284101/120919330_uXTwu-Th.jpg 2006-12-28 10:27:26