Here and There Japan

I have been wanting to take a picture of the postman in Tokyo. I keep missing him. It seems I always catch a glimpse of one as he is passing...

This temple was on a hill in the village. There was a huge electric pole behind it. This was the temple's old basin that was used for wa...

After visiting and staying with friends in a small town in Niigata Prefecture, staying overnight in a Japanese inn, and making paper at the ...

The oldest house in the village is over 300 years old. The village, however, was established longer ago. This is the back of the oldest hous...

Rain spouts at the top of a roof. Wooden stakes along the middle of a roof. Under the eave of a roof.

When we entered the room we were asked if we wanted to make a sheet of paper, a bookmark, or three postcards. We all chose to make different...

Postcards looked a little easier to make. The shaking and sloshing didn't need to be as carefully done. The postcard frame was dipped in...

We stopped in a small town for the paper making experience. It was the first time for Papa and me to have this experience. The children had ...

I took this picture as we approached an open tunnel that went along the sides of the mountains. Look closely and you can see a white car mak...

I forgot to take a picture of dinner, but I remembered to take the camera to snap these shots of our breakfast. Breakfast was at 8:00. Imagi...

We stayed at this Japanese inn. I was surprised to see a big wooden sign near the entrance with our name listed with the names of the other ...