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IMG_2431 * The entrance gate to Zenkoji temple in Nagano. * 3648 x 2736 * (3.32MB)

IMG_2429 * Zenkoji temple in Nagano * 3648 x 2736 * (2.75MB)

IMG_2427 * Mika tossing incense into the cauldron. The smoke is supposed to chase away evil. * 2736 x 3648 * (2.34MB)

IMG_2423 * The abbot of the temple after mid-day prayers is leaving the temple and bonking people on the head with his beads. I guess it's good luck or a blessing or some such thing. * 3648 x 2736 * (2.81MB)

IMG_2430 * Not sure what it is but perhaps it is the Japanese equivalent of Excalibur * 2736 x 3648 * (2.93MB)

IMG_2432 * A giant Jizo which is the form of Buddha that looks after children. * 3648 x 2736 * (4.22MB)

IMG_2433 * Our little Toyota Vitz (similar to a Yaris) was a little underpowered to climb the steep hills in Nagano. My foot is to the floor here and we are only going 30 km/h. * 3648 x 2736 * (2.38MB)

IMG_2443 * The road is a bit bendy as well as being steep. * 3648 x 2736 * (1.99MB)

IMG_2455 * It was so relaxing to finally get out of a city and built up areas completely. * 2736 x 3648 * (2.66MB)

IMG_2460 * From 2000 m above sea level we went on a walk around a marsh. Here behind Mika is the Nagano valley. * 3648 x 2736 * (2.45MB)

IMG_2474 * We discovered these old sake vats in front of a shrine in Ueda City. It turns out that they have been converted into small tea (as in Japanese tea ceremony) huts. * 2736 x 3648 * (3.59MB)

IMG_2469 * We couldn't get in them but if you look through the glass you can see the tatami mats inside. * 2736 x 3648 * (2.04MB)

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