OUR OKINAWAN ADVENTURE AND BEYOND, 2005-2009

Courtesy of the USMC, James and I have been stationed in Okinawa, Japan since December 2005. We hope this site will best convey what has been the adventure of a lifetime, through Asia and beyond! Stay tuned for our Stateside adventures as we prepare to separate from the Marine Corps in the summer of 2009.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Kyoto Trip Video Highlights

Massive wooden gate entrance to Chonin Temple

Evening Prayers at Chonin Temple. If you look closely, you can see smoke and ash from burning incense floating in front of my lens.

Shinto ceremony on the 1st of every month where business men and locals come to pray for prosperity. I've never heard this type of wind instrument before.

Stunning woodlands of the Fushimi Inari Shrine and its 100s of Torii gates. If I appear out of breath, its because we are hiking up the mountain side 1.5k through these famous gates.

Nara's Deer Park is truly a marvel. James made quite a few friends. ;)

The Todaiji Temple, largest wooden structure in the world. This is actually a rebuilt version, 2/3 of the original size! Nara was the original capital of Japan, before Kyoto.

Here is the largest Buddha in Japan, over 55 feet.

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