Getting ready to make some pottery

Surveying the finished product

The 'angry demon', Kinuta

Resorts on the Kinuta River

The 'angry demon'

The Yunokura Japanese Inn

Getting ready for a hardcore Japanese meal

Dad takes a nap after dinner...

...as does Georgiann

Private hot spring bath

Georgiann in her Yukata

And Dad in his yukata

Are those naked men in the bath at the hotel across the river...

Wow, that was some dinner...

Oh, there's a baby in there

Jeff and Ikuko

Waterfall at Nikko

Chuzenji Temple

Chuzenji Temple 2

Everyone praying for good health

See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil

Futarasan Shinto Shrine

He scores

A toast

Dad masters chopsticks after only a day

As does Georgiann

The entrance to the Denzuin Temple, near Jeff and Ikuko's apartment

Denzuin Temple

Statues in the Denzuin Temple grounds

Jeff and Ikuko's apartment

Dwarfed by the Torii gate at Meiji Shrine

Dad purifies himself before entering Meiji Shrine

A Shinto Priest at Meiji Shrine

The Double Bridge outside of the Imperial Palace

The Nakamise shopping arcade in front of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo

The Fuji Television headquarters

The statue of liberty (a gift from France) at Odaiba, Tokyo

Telecom Center Building

Dad and Georgiann on a long set of steps leading up to the Fuji Television headquarters

The Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower in the background

Lunch at the Big Pig (Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki)

Watching the chef prepare okonomiyaki at the Big Pig

Ikuko taking a break at Jeff's office

Typical Saturday night crowd at Harajuku Station

The Shibuya army prepares for battle

How's that for a crosswalk...

Jeff explains all the cool gadgets on his cellphone

Ikuko and Georgiann

The Ofuna Kannon Buddha statue

A wedding procession at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura

The happy bride

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura

Dad and Georgiann in front of the Great Buddha of Kamakura

The Great Buddha of Kamakura

A jizo statue behind the Great Buddha of Kamakura

A squirrel in Kamakura

One of the two Deva Kings (Nio) guarding the gate at the Great Buddha of Kamakura

The second of the Two Deva Kings guarding the gate at the Great Buddha of Kamakura

Are those two ever going to finish shopping

Getting ready to enjoy some Japanese-style Korean barbeque

Jeff and Ikuko getting ready for Korean barbeque

Who needs a fork

Korean barbeque is still no match for a good old bowl of vanilla ice cream