Photos - 2002 - May and June

An impromptu BBQ. Mel, Maeva, and Sara. (That's my new $10 BBQ!)

Ikuno: Lake Biwa at sunset.

Doing tequila shots. (Hamasaka)

Sara and I at the Hamasaka Beach BBQ-campout.

Yuko and I. (Hamasaka)

Traditional roles: the boys playing foobal and the girls serving
snacks. Hamasaka campout.

Tent from hell. Sara and Glen: "Um, I think these poles are too
short." (Hamasaka)

Tent from hell. Sara and I give it a go -- with longer poles.

Instead of setting up the tents, we decided to relive our childhood
and play instead! (Hamasaka)

Tendaki Waterfall.

Mel and Sara playing in Tendaki Waterfall.

Tendaki Waterfall.

The crew at the Hyogo Hootinannie Variety Night for Charity (proceeds
go to build schools in Afghanistan).

On the Shinkansen to Tokyo.

In Tokyo.

In Tokyo.

Lantern at the entrance of the temple.

Lanterns at a Tokyo temple.

It is said that the smoke from this particular incense at this
particular temple makes one beautiful. You are supposed to
"bathe" yourself in it.

A shopping street in front of a temple in Tokyo.

The shopping street in front of the temple (that little old lady is
sooo cute!).

In Akihabara -- the
electronics shopping district in Tokyo, Japan.

The Tokyo Giants.

At a Tokyo Giants baseball game. Note the noisemakers we all have --
in place of cheering (the crowds were so quiet!!).

The punks in Harajuku (Tokyo).

Harajuku punks (Tokyo).

Harajuku punks (Tokyo).

Torii Sensei and the students getting excited about going to Disney Sea.

Tokyo Disney Sea.

The Disney Sea version of Mickey Mouse ears.

Mel and me in front of the Indiana Jones ride.

The decor at Disney Sea.

The decor at Disney Sea.

Minnie and me.

Fish are not allowed to smoke at Disney Sea!
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