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Comment: Tea and sweets as we checked in.
IMG_2406 * A desk set. Notice that the seats flip up allowing students to stand when the teacher enters or when they answer a question. Why did we get rid of that tradition? * 3648 x 2736 * (3.46MB)

IMG_2407 * The original carvings are a bizarre mix of traditional Japanese and Western cupids. * 2736 x 3648 * (2.44MB)

Nagano ryokan * The Ryokan (Japanese Inn) where we stayed two nights. Our room was in the top right with the glass windows. * 5070 x 2527 * (3.22MB)

IMG_2419 * The garden inside the ryokan. * 2736 x 3648 * (3.39MB)

IMG_2420 * Tea and sweets as we checked in * 3648 x 2736 * (2.35MB)
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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)
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