Japan
    Date:    December 23, 2000 to January 10, 2001
Synopsis: After graduating from Columbia, my friend Mike decided to spend a year in Kyoto in a Japanese studies program. I had the opportunity to visit him over his winter break and got to spend 17 days living in the country. We flew out of Los Angeles into Tokyo, where we spent about 5 days. From there we went down to Kyoto, which is where I spent the remainder of my time. I also took a day trip to Nara and two trips to Osaka. These photos provide a VERY incomplete account of my trip. They were taken few and far between, and I saw/experienced about a million and one things that they don't even touch upon. There's just no match for the real thing, I suppose. I'd love to share my experiences if you care to hear them. Some of these pictures came out GREAT. My favorites are here , here, and here.
Pictures:

Tokyo:  
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Kyoto:  
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Nara:  
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Osaka:  
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