Attempts to catch-up (in pics at least): April-May, in chronological order

Hanami Party at Wakayama Castle


Tigers Game at Koshien Stadium

New found family in Kishigawa, where my greatgrandmother grew up--my grandmothers second cousins wife and her daughters and grand-daughter

Hiroshima

Miyajima Island, home to the floating tori, the worlds largest Shamoja and a lot of monkey and deer

brother and dad at Kiyo Mizudera in Kyoto...heavy stuff

double birthdays=double birthday cakes at Miyoko's

festival at Dojoji Temple (more in-depth explanation to come)

Golden week at The International Zen Centre Kyoto (during sesshin)


Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji