osaka from above

Nara

satoko and sakiko show us art

museum of housing and living

woodblock class goodbye party

sakiko's pictures

national museum of ethnology, well mostly just around it

Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine

jay's birthday surprise

Nanzen-ji, Tenjuan

Tanabata or Seventh Parade

carving ohashi (chopsticks) and little bowls

Sakiko makes tempura (I helped!)

Setting up the classroom.

Getting dressed in kimono for the celebration.

eating noodles out of a bamboo waterslide.

majiku show: the magician and his three
beautiful assisants.

The Power Rangers perform. It's nothing
without the Japanese narration. Just imagine
anime-esque voiceovers.

4th of july: jay as lady liberty, fun with rubber bands

national museum of art, k'ntetsu food market, tennoji zoo park