15. 絶望も希望もない

[sociologique.livejournal.com]

and now we've come to the end. well, at least of my japan trips. maybe now i'll finally go back and process all those other pictures from other trips. or maybe i'll just cop out and process other pics from these trips.

kansai region: osaka, kyoto :: may 2008


coming up on osaka castle // osaka


it's a museum on the inside now // osaka


shachi: head of a tiger, body of a koi // osaka


i like koi fish // kyoto


and i was sick of taking pictures of temples by this time // kyoto


this was for andrew. he loves turtles. a lot // kyoto


the garden at toji temple // kyoto


kinkakuji (temple of the golden pavillion). they wouldn't let you use tripods here :( // kyoto


ryoanji // kyoto


i like zen gardens almost as much as i like embarassing pop music (hint: that's a lot) // kyoto


looking out across kiyomizu-dera // kyoto


i had the worst asthma attack of my life walking up to kiyomizu, but this made it worth it // kyoto


surprise dog statue! dogs and wolves used to be revered // kyoto


surprise pond! apparently i was the only one of my friends to notice it // kyoto


the gate into kiyomizu // kyoto


a lantern at the outer temple (i think?) at fushimi inari // kyoto


fushimi inari was the one place i demanded we see // kyoto