Continuing with Kamakura...
The plum blossoms were in bloom already
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This area, called Myokochi, was really beautiful
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The nice thing about Kamakura was how the buildings were built
on or around interesting rock formations
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Travis, posing again
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Some steps in balck and white (by Travis)
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Bamboo trees
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A tea house overlooking part of the city
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Rubbing his belly is good luck
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Jason having a rub
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Travis, pulling his finger
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More of the rock formations
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This weird cave just freaked me out
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Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu, the main shrine of Kamakura
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This shrine was founded by the Minamoto clan, who were the rulers
of Japan when Kamakura was the capital
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It was a colorful shrine, similar to those in Nikko
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A photo of the photographers
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Tieing your fortune up
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Probably Kamkura's biggest attraction is
its Great Buddha statue. This bronze statue, weighing around 850
tons and over 11 meters tall, was built in 1252. Originally, it
was housed in a huge hall. However, a tsunami washed away that hall,
so it sits out in the open. It was pretty impressive and definitely
a sight worth seeing. This picture shows my impression of the Great
Buddha.
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The Daibutsu attracts large crowds
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Another view
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The 3-day conference was held in Yokohama.
Japan's 2nd largest city, I was impressed by how clean and modern
most of Yokohama was. It seemed like a really nice place to live,
especially with its numerous close rail connections to Tokyo. Our
conference and the hotel we stayed at were in the Minato Mirai complex,
a very new set of buildings and conference centers in Yokohama.
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There was a small amusement park of sorts in the area
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One of the few chances to see Travis in a suit
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The building in the center is the Landmark Tower, the tallest
in Japan
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The city at night
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The World's Largest Leather Snoopy
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Yokohama has a vibrant Chinatown as well
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The food was pretty good
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The view from the Landmark tower
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The tower also has the world's second fastest elevator
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