Crossing the street in Kyoto.

This happy little guy came out of nowhere!

You get robes to wear to and from the public bath at a ryokan (traditional Japanese inn).

Four teens in the Americamura section of Osaka.

People watching in the Americamura section of Osaka.

Suze and her friend Kurt from Minneapolis joined us for a day and a half of our trip.

Beautiful couple outside the zen garden temple we visited. Lucky picture!

What a ham!

The inn owner carried our bag to our room when we weren't looking. It was bigger than she was!

Young apprentice geishas. Geishas might be bought by a man for life.

Much better than conveyer belt sushi!