Japan 2001 Pics

These are pics from when I visited my sis in Japan over Spring Break 2001.

(Click on the thumbnail for the larger pic)

Sis Maya at her Shorenji class

A close-up of the taiko 
used at Maya's Shorenji class

Mr. Fuma (Maya's old homestay father), Maya, & me

The tomb of Bassho the poet
(in Ueno-shi, Mie-ken)

Ueno Castle

Another shot of
Ueno Castle

A close-up of an ancient taiko
at Ueno Castle

From the bridge at the
Grand National Shinto Shrine at Ise

By the river at the
Grand Natl. Shinto Shrine at Ise