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Some moments from the 4 week visit to Japan, as part of n SAIC summer study trip that Stanley Murashige and I led (with much help from Hiroko Saito, Teena McClelland & many others)
For more information on this study trip, please click on TEACHING and look under "course descriptions"
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| minature scene - Edo Tokyo Museum | a 'zabuton' floor pillow | "mikan" oranges and pine branchesto give as offerings at Koya-san |
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| the Glico man getting tickled by Christa | green tea and choco donuts at Mister Donuts | swan boat in Tokyo |
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| MOS Burger - a shrimp and soybean burger between rice buns! tasty. | lollipops in Ueno Park | Stanley Murashige explaining the finer points of Sanjusangendo in Kyoto |
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| miniature scene at Edo Tokyo museum | students enjoying the view of Osaka | Kyoto TV tower - the raining season had just arrived |
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| ___a stack of "jizo" buddhists deities at Koya-san | ___Tokyo skyline from the top of the Mori Building, Roppongi Hills | ___Samurai battle it out amongst themselves in Osaka Castle |
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| an ant mimicking spider in Ueno park, Tokyo | Osaka Castle | Apparently Hiroko, our beloved trip coordinator, has a sightseeing Co. named after her! |
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| Tokyo Nature Preserve in the heart of the city | The phoenix a top the Golden Pavilion | chubby goldfish at a goldfish breeders |
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| The Great Buddha at Kamakura | a friendly carabid beetle in Enoshima | an art installation at ArtBank studios, Yokohama |
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| ___Koya-san, Shingon Buddhist sacred site | ___Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Tokyo | ___a lone jizo |
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| Meguro Parasitological Museum! | ___A bamboo grove, Arashiyama district, Kyoto | ___mysterious scenes in Ueno |
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| "Ultraman" on TV | Post-seminar party with students of Osamu Sakura at Tokyo University | the Shrine at Ise |
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| Visiting Tokyo National Univeristy of Fine Arts | potty training on morning cartoons! | students enjoying Ginkakuji |
Thanks to C. Donner for sharing some of her images.