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Vol 3 - 089 - Silk Landscape Paintings by Soami Circa 1509; Daisen-in Temple; part of Daitokuji Temple complex North Kyoto (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 090 - Silk Paintings by Soami (58mm) Pretty good shape after 500 years eh?

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Vol 3 - 091 - Altar Daisen-in Temple (58mm)

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Vol 3 - 092 - Altar (58mm)

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Vol 3 - 093 - Altar of Daisen-in Temple (aka Great Hermit's Temple) (58mm)

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Vol 3 - 094 - Painted Silk Sliding Doors (58mm)

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Vol 3 - 095 - Zen Rock Garden (16mm) Karesansui is a form of dry rock garden meaning "withered mountains and water"

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Vol 3 - 096 - Private Room; Daisen-in T. (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 097 - Daisen-in Temple: Rock Garden (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 098 - Daisen-in Temple; Bell (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 099 - Hoshun-in Temple Circa 1608 (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 100 - Hoshun-in Temple (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 105 - Zen Rock Garden of Hoshun-in Temple (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 106 - Dagetsu-kyo Bridge (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 107 - Donku-kaku Bldg (28mm)

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Vol 3 - 108 - Daisen-in Temple; Moss Garden (58mm) training juniper tree with bamboo > I felt sorry for the tree

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Vol 3 - 113 - Sangen-in Temple Garden (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 114 - Well and Rock Garden (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 115 - Sangen-in Temple; Private Room (16mm)

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Vol 3 - 116 - Moss Garden (16mm)

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I'm thoroughly enjoying your pictures on Japan.

I've got friends that have been living there for 30 plus years (yes they have had labotomy's) so really good to see how it was then.

I've lived there almost 10 years and honestly places still look the same.

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Thanks for your appreciation Mark ^ ^ ^

Some things have changed heaps I'm sure in 35 yrs: other things not at all - as you said.

Japanese male ethos is to be a stickler for tradition, nationalism and honour, so some things cannot change at any price.

Vol 4 - 1 - Sangen-in Temple; Garden (28mm)

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Vol 4 - 2 - Ryogen-in Temple circa 1502 (28mm)

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Vol 4 - 3 - Ryogen-in Temple oldest Hojo bldg in Japan (28mm)

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Vol 4 - 4 - From my face pressed up against a Bullet Train door glass the day after a JNR Railway strike, I take a quick pick of another one. (58mm)

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Vol 4 - 05 - View from Bullet Train at >200km/hr (58mm)

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Vol 4 - 06 - I had to stand from Kyoto to Nagoya due to the JNR Train Strike up till the day before.

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Vol 4 - 07 - The remainder of the trip was OK. I could sit down, but the baggage was up and down the carriage with the rest of us 'sardines'

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Vol 4 - 08 - After being squeezed in, I was evidently on the wrong side of the train to see Mt Fuji. I was lucky tho'. I could breathe well with my mouth next to the A/C vent - LOL

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Vol 4 - 09 - National Diet Bldg Gardens (58mm)

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Vol 4 - 10 - NDB Gardens (58mm)

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Vol 4 - 11 - National Diet Bldg (58mm)

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Vol 4 - 12 - Driving past Imperial Palace (28mm)

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Vol 4 - 013 - Imperial Palace juxtaposed to CBD (16mm)

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Vol 4 - 014 - Downtown Tokyo 1976 (16mm)

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Vol 4 - 015 - Downtown Tokyo 1976 ( 16mm)

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Vol 4 - 016 - Downtown Tokyo 1976 (16mm)

Did you notice the Union Jack? Guess why?

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So what's changed? Do tell!

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Vol 4 - 017 - Downtown Tokyo (16mm)

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Vol 4 - 018 - Downtown Tokyo (16mm)

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Vol 4 - 019 - Ginza area (16mm)

The Union Jack > HRH Queen of England's cavalcade was coming through the city.

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Vol 4 - 020 - Imperial Palace; Main Gate (28mm)

My camera bag was just like - 'er is just like the guy's one on the right.

My gear included Rokkor lenses 16mm, 28mm, 58mm, 200mm with spacers and Macro.

Flares and body shirts were "in"; and us guys all wanted to look tuff, like Chuck Norris or if Asian, like Bruce Lee - lol

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Vol - 4 - 029 - Imperial Palace; Gardens (28mm)

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Vol 4 - 030 - Gardens (200mm)

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Vol 4 - 031 - Palace Fortifications (200mm)

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Vol 4 - 032 - Pushbikes on a Sunday in Tokyo (200mm)

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Thanks for putting these up mate, there are some great shots! The temples etc haven't changed a bit but it's really interesting to see yesteryear fashions and cars.

Many thanks Stephen.

I've been wondering how much has actually changed. I was a young lad of 26 then > 61 now.

I can't wait to hear some of your and other SAUer comments when we get to the hairpin bends of Irohazaka. :rolleyes:

We've still got 3 Volumes to go.

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Vol 4 - 033 - Downtown Tokyo again (after visiting the Imperial Palace) (28mm)

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Vol 4 - 034 - Portable Shrine of Kanda Matsuri Festival (200mm)

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Vol 4 - 035 - Portable Shrine (200mm)

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Vol 4 - 036 - Medicine derived from Snakes (28mm)

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