Our ninth day in Japan was our final day in Hiroshima, and our hosts James and Miko took us out for a fun day in the town of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurashiki,_Okayama" target="_blank">Kurashiki</A>, a traditional Japanese town that's been kept fairly historical over the years. http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-034/328297763_3JGsF-Ti.jpg http://photos.jasondunn.com/gallery/5363620_rhsrL/ 2008-07-08T10:51:26Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Beer from vending machines - what Jason was curious about was how they verify ID. Does the machine scan the ID? Or can anyone buy beer?</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328304756_y4uo6" title="Beer from vending machines - what Jason was curious about was how they verify ID. Does the machine scan the ID? Or can anyone buy beer?"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-001/328304756_y4uo6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Beer from vending machines - what Jason was curious about was how they verify ID. Does the machine scan the ID? Or can anyone buy beer?" title="Beer from vending machines - what Jason was curious about was how they verify ID. Does the machine scan the ID? Or can anyone buy beer?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:02:56Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-001/328304756_y4uo6-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 08:02:37 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />For breakfast we went to this bakery where they make everything fresh. It smelled amazing in there!</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328305297_kEEvS" title="For breakfast we went to this bakery where they make everything fresh. It smelled amazing in there!"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-002/328305297_kEEvS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="For breakfast we went to this bakery where they make everything fresh. It smelled amazing in there!" title="For breakfast we went to this bakery where they make everything fresh. It smelled amazing in there!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:02:56Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-002/328305297_kEEvS-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 08:17:28 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This was Ashley's “egg” breakfast. There's an egg in there, surrounded by salad and noodles.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328305781_oQ5Eh" title="This was Ashley's “egg” breakfast. There's an egg in there, surrounded by salad and noodles."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-003/328305781_oQ5Eh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This was Ashley's “egg” breakfast. There's an egg in there, surrounded by salad and noodles." title="This was Ashley's “egg” breakfast. There's an egg in there, surrounded by salad and noodles." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:02:56Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-003/328305781_oQ5Eh-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 08:29:02 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Jason had a much more Western-style French Toast.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328306492_d7r5d" title="Jason had a much more Western-style French Toast."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-004/328306492_d7r5d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Jason had a much more Western-style French Toast." title="Jason had a much more Western-style French Toast." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:02:57Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-004/328306492_d7r5d-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 08:32:11 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Mmm. Salami!</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328306948_gDAGS" title="Mmm. Salami!"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-005/328306948_gDAGS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mmm. Salami!" title="Mmm. Salami!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:02:57Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-005/328306948_gDAGS-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 08:54:50 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This place was quite expensive - that's about $2.60 CAD for a very small muffin.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328307342_8Tk2w" title="This place was quite expensive - that's about $2.60 CAD for a very small muffin."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-006/328307342_8Tk2w-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This place was quite expensive - that's about $2.60 CAD for a very small muffin." title="This place was quite expensive - that's about $2.60 CAD for a very small muffin." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:02:57Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-006/328307342_8Tk2w-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 08:56:00 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This Chinese Steam Bun was huge - a bit bigger than Jason's first, and it was both delicious and VERY filling. Jason joked it was called a Chinese Steam Bun because it could feed a whole fam ...</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328307620_uC2HB" title="This Chinese Steam Bun was huge - a bit bigger than Jason's first, and it was both delicious and VERY filling. Jason joked it was called a Chinese Steam Bun because it could feed a whole fam ..."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-007/328307620_uC2HB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This Chinese Steam Bun was huge - a bit bigger than Jason's first, and it was both delicious and VERY filling. Jason joked it was called a Chinese Steam Bun because it could feed a whole fam ..." title="This Chinese Steam Bun was huge - a bit bigger than Jason's first, and it was both delicious and VERY filling. Jason joked it was called a Chinese Steam Bun because it could feed a whole fam ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:02:57Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-007/328307620_uC2HB-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 08:58:03 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />$20+ jam anyone? It was probably DELICIOUS though!</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328308036_3Wopy" title="$20+ jam anyone? It was probably DELICIOUS though!"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-008/328308036_3Wopy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="$20+ jam anyone? It was probably DELICIOUS though!" title="$20+ jam anyone? It was probably DELICIOUS though!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-008/328308036_3Wopy-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 09:01:20 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />An image of Hands Christian Anderson (1805 to 1875), apparently whom this store was named after.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328308702_Xmr9x" title="An image of Hands Christian Anderson (1805 to 1875), apparently whom this store was named after."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-009/328308702_Xmr9x-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An image of Hands Christian Anderson (1805 to 1875), apparently whom this store was named after." title="An image of Hands Christian Anderson (1805 to 1875), apparently whom this store was named after." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-009/328308702_Xmr9x-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 09:09:15 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />James had a great GPS unit in his car, and he used it everywhere we went.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328308993_zj5LY" title="James had a great GPS unit in his car, and he used it everywhere we went."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-010/328308993_zj5LY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="James had a great GPS unit in his car, and he used it everywhere we went." title="James had a great GPS unit in his car, and he used it everywhere we went." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-010/328308993_zj5LY-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 09:18:06 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This is James and Miko's little dog...it was quite eager to eat anything within range.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328285676_n5mry" title="This is James and Miko's little dog...it was quite eager to eat anything within range."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-011/328285676_n5mry-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is James and Miko's little dog...it was quite eager to eat anything within range." title="This is James and Miko's little dog...it was quite eager to eat anything within range." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-011/328285676_n5mry-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 11:02:55 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />You can't see the bottle lid, but Miko fed her dog Japanese tea from the lid. It was pretty hilarious to see!</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328286023_64zwW" title="You can't see the bottle lid, but Miko fed her dog Japanese tea from the lid. It was pretty hilarious to see!"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-012/328286023_64zwW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="You can't see the bottle lid, but Miko fed her dog Japanese tea from the lid. It was pretty hilarious to see!" title="You can't see the bottle lid, but Miko fed her dog Japanese tea from the lid. It was pretty hilarious to see!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-012/328286023_64zwW-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 11:19:55 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />It was quite raindy when we arrived at Kurashiki.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328286398_UGuYs" title="It was quite raindy when we arrived at Kurashiki."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-013/328286398_UGuYs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="It was quite raindy when we arrived at Kurashiki." title="It was quite raindy when we arrived at Kurashiki." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-013/328286398_UGuYs-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 11:39:16 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />The city of Kurashiki has a population of around 478,000 people.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328287522_yoy8f" title="The city of Kurashiki has a population of around 478,000 people."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-014/328287522_yoy8f-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The city of Kurashiki has a population of around 478,000 people." title="The city of Kurashiki has a population of around 478,000 people." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-014/328287522_yoy8f-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 11:46:55 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This was a vendor selling these very cute candles.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328287943_YoHvW" title="This was a vendor selling these very cute candles."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-015/328287943_YoHvW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This was a vendor selling these very cute candles." title="This was a vendor selling these very cute candles." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-015/328287943_YoHvW-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 11:50:22 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />We wanted to buy some Saki to bring home for friends and family, and this Saki store had plenty to chose from.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328288632_m8r9Z" title="We wanted to buy some Saki to bring home for friends and family, and this Saki store had plenty to chose from."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-016/328288632_m8r9Z-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We wanted to buy some Saki to bring home for friends and family, and this Saki store had plenty to chose from." title="We wanted to buy some Saki to bring home for friends and family, and this Saki store had plenty to chose from." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-016/328288632_m8r9Z-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 11:52:26 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328289390_2S9GU" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-017/328289390_2S9GU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-017/328289390_2S9GU-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 11:56:39 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328289817_e9Rs8" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-018/328289817_e9Rs8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-018/328289817_e9Rs8-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 12:01:10 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />The rain looked beautiful on the flowers.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328290144_RYDAV" title="The rain looked beautiful on the flowers."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-019/328290144_RYDAV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The rain looked beautiful on the flowers." title="The rain looked beautiful on the flowers." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-019/328290144_RYDAV-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 12:02:21 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328290714_TGckS" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-020/328290714_TGckS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-020/328290714_TGckS-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 12:02:25 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Ashley's filling out the guest book - people left all sorts of messages in it.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328291543_X6FX9" title="Ashley's filling out the guest book - people left all sorts of messages in it."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-021/328291543_X6FX9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ashley's filling out the guest book - people left all sorts of messages in it." title="Ashley's filling out the guest book - people left all sorts of messages in it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-021/328291543_X6FX9-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 12:08:17 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328291954_Q9vfh" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-022/328291954_Q9vfh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-022/328291954_Q9vfh-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 12:22:00 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This is what Jason had for lunch. The two bowls at the top are tofu, and the hamberger-like patty is part beef, and part soy. It tasted great!</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328292354_FU2qF" title="This is what Jason had for lunch. The two bowls at the top are tofu, and the hamberger-like patty is part beef, and part soy. It tasted great!"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-023/328292354_FU2qF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is what Jason had for lunch. The two bowls at the top are tofu, and the hamberger-like patty is part beef, and part soy. It tasted great!" title="This is what Jason had for lunch. The two bowls at the top are tofu, and the hamberger-like patty is part beef, and part soy. It tasted great!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-023/328292354_FU2qF-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 12:28:01 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Most of the items in this picture, other than the rice, are soy-based (tofu). Some of it was good, some of it was...not.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328292768_Udm8q" title="Most of the items in this picture, other than the rice, are soy-based (tofu). Some of it was good, some of it was...not."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-024/328292768_Udm8q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Most of the items in this picture, other than the rice, are soy-based (tofu). Some of it was good, some of it was...not." title="Most of the items in this picture, other than the rice, are soy-based (tofu). Some of it was good, some of it was...not." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-024/328292768_Udm8q-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 12:28:10 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Jason thought it was hilarious how he and James had such different ways of holding chopsticks. He said his method was called “Preying Mantis” and James used “Crouching Tiger” style.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328293187_6upQr" title="Jason thought it was hilarious how he and James had such different ways of holding chopsticks. He said his method was called “Preying Mantis” and James used “Crouching Tiger” style."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-025/328293187_6upQr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Jason thought it was hilarious how he and James had such different ways of holding chopsticks. He said his method was called “Preying Mantis” and James used “Crouching Tiger” style." title="Jason thought it was hilarious how he and James had such different ways of holding chopsticks. He said his method was called “Preying Mantis” and James used “Crouching Tiger” style." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-025/328293187_6upQr-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 12:43:11 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This is an industrial-strength tea-making machine.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328293549_eMbof" title="This is an industrial-strength tea-making machine."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-026/328293549_eMbof-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is an industrial-strength tea-making machine." title="This is an industrial-strength tea-making machine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-026/328293549_eMbof-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 12:47:01 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Some wet and dirty white swans.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328293948_KWqi3" title="Some wet and dirty white swans."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-027/328293948_KWqi3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Some wet and dirty white swans." title="Some wet and dirty white swans." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-027/328293948_KWqi3-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:04:05 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />The streets of Kurashiki had a very historical feel.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328294403_3xCXn" title="The streets of Kurashiki had a very historical feel."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-028/328294403_3xCXn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The streets of Kurashiki had a very historical feel." title="The streets of Kurashiki had a very historical feel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-028/328294403_3xCXn-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:13:54 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This building stood out - it looked like a Roman Colosseum, not a Japanese building.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328294750_sa5Rn" title="This building stood out - it looked like a Roman Colosseum, not a Japanese building."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-029/328294750_sa5Rn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This building stood out - it looked like a Roman Colosseum, not a Japanese building." title="This building stood out - it looked like a Roman Colosseum, not a Japanese building." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-029/328294750_sa5Rn-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:17:39 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328295488_e9XZg" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-030/328295488_e9XZg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-030/328295488_e9XZg-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:20:08 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328296271_oi9dn" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-031/328296271_oi9dn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-031/328296271_oi9dn-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:20:56 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Before leaving we decided to experience a traditional Japanese tea house. Along with the tea, they served this red bean paste. It's a little sweet, designed to be taken after you take a sip ...</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328296882_JbvDk" title="Before leaving we decided to experience a traditional Japanese tea house. Along with the tea, they served this red bean paste. It's a little sweet, designed to be taken after you take a sip ..."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-032/328296882_JbvDk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Before leaving we decided to experience a traditional Japanese tea house. Along with the tea, they served this red bean paste. It's a little sweet, designed to be taken after you take a sip ..." title="Before leaving we decided to experience a traditional Japanese tea house. Along with the tea, they served this red bean paste. It's a little sweet, designed to be taken after you take a sip ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-032/328296882_JbvDk-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:34:13 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This is what Ashley had for her “side dish” - rice with red bean paste mixed in, and the lemons were actually a grapefuit flavoured jello-like substance.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328297341_P94gq" title="This is what Ashley had for her “side dish” - rice with red bean paste mixed in, and the lemons were actually a grapefuit flavoured jello-like substance."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-033/328297341_P94gq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is what Ashley had for her “side dish” - rice with red bean paste mixed in, and the lemons were actually a grapefuit flavoured jello-like substance." title="This is what Ashley had for her “side dish” - rice with red bean paste mixed in, and the lemons were actually a grapefuit flavoured jello-like substance." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-033/328297341_P94gq-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:36:43 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This is Japanese green tea, prepared in the traditional fashion. It was the most bitter thing Jason had ever tasted in his life. It tasted about as good as it looked! But he was glad he got ...</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328297763_3JGsF" title="This is Japanese green tea, prepared in the traditional fashion. It was the most bitter thing Jason had ever tasted in his life. It tasted about as good as it looked! But he was glad he got ..."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-034/328297763_3JGsF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is Japanese green tea, prepared in the traditional fashion. It was the most bitter thing Jason had ever tasted in his life. It tasted about as good as it looked! But he was glad he got ..." title="This is Japanese green tea, prepared in the traditional fashion. It was the most bitter thing Jason had ever tasted in his life. It tasted about as good as it looked! But he was glad he got ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-034/328297763_3JGsF-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:38:12 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />The bowls they served the green tean in were quite beautiful.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328298009_aVnZe" title="The bowls they served the green tean in were quite beautiful."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-035/328298009_aVnZe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The bowls they served the green tean in were quite beautiful." title="The bowls they served the green tean in were quite beautiful." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-035/328298009_aVnZe-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:38:22 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Ashley, Jason, James, and Miko.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328298344_6gpVR" title="Ashley, Jason, James, and Miko."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-036/328298344_6gpVR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ashley, Jason, James, and Miko." title="Ashley, Jason, James, and Miko." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-036/328298344_6gpVR-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 13:48:43 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328298834_KPjDC" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-037/328298834_KPjDC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-037/328298834_KPjDC-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 14:14:04 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This was the garden on the open-air inside of the tea building. It was lovely!</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328299794_z3rRn" title="This was the garden on the open-air inside of the tea building. It was lovely!"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-038/328299794_z3rRn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This was the garden on the open-air inside of the tea building. It was lovely!" title="This was the garden on the open-air inside of the tea building. It was lovely!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-038/328299794_z3rRn-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 14:14:42 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328300827_TMDLe" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-039/328300827_TMDLe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-039/328300827_TMDLe-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 14:15:08 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This was a store that sold a huge variety of nuts and soy products.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328301410_8TZwS" title="This was a store that sold a huge variety of nuts and soy products."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-040/328301410_8TZwS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This was a store that sold a huge variety of nuts and soy products." title="This was a store that sold a huge variety of nuts and soy products." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-040/328301410_8TZwS-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 14:16:48 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />They had a huge selection of products - these are all samples. Most of them didn't taste very good to our Western taste buds. :-)</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328301939_EUGoS" title="They had a huge selection of products - these are all samples. Most of them didn't taste very good to our Western taste buds. :-)"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-041/328301939_EUGoS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="They had a huge selection of products - these are all samples. Most of them didn't taste very good to our Western taste buds. :-)" title="They had a huge selection of products - these are all samples. Most of them didn't taste very good to our Western taste buds. :-)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-041/328301939_EUGoS-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 14:19:33 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />On our way back to Hiroshima, we got caught in a traffic jam - there was some sort of accident...</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328302228_AsQtA" title="On our way back to Hiroshima, we got caught in a traffic jam - there was some sort of accident..."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-042/328302228_AsQtA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="On our way back to Hiroshima, we got caught in a traffic jam - there was some sort of accident..." title="On our way back to Hiroshima, we got caught in a traffic jam - there was some sort of accident..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-042/328302228_AsQtA-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 16:03:45 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />...turns out it was just a stalled truck. Talk about a bad place to stall! This added about an extra 30 minutes into our trip back, so it was 2+ hours to get back to Hiroshima.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328302858_4fWAs" title="...turns out it was just a stalled truck. Talk about a bad place to stall! This added about an extra 30 minutes into our trip back, so it was 2+ hours to get back to Hiroshima."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-043/328302858_4fWAs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...turns out it was just a stalled truck. Talk about a bad place to stall! This added about an extra 30 minutes into our trip back, so it was 2+ hours to get back to Hiroshima." title="...turns out it was just a stalled truck. Talk about a bad place to stall! This added about an extra 30 minutes into our trip back, so it was 2+ hours to get back to Hiroshima." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-043/328302858_4fWAs-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 16:08:00 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328303272_Ptqz8" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-044/328303272_Ptqz8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" title="photo by Jason Dunn (www.jasondunn.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-12T14:44:21Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-044/328303272_Ptqz8-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 16:28:51 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />This is where we went for dinner - we were hoping for a better experience than the Japanese restaurant we ate at two nights before. This was also in our hotel.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328303567_nDhm9" title="This is where we went for dinner - we were hoping for a better experience than the Japanese restaurant we ate at two nights before. This was also in our hotel."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-045/328303567_nDhm9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is where we went for dinner - we were hoping for a better experience than the Japanese restaurant we ate at two nights before. This was also in our hotel." title="This is where we went for dinner - we were hoping for a better experience than the Japanese restaurant we ate at two nights before. This was also in our hotel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-045/328303567_nDhm9-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 17:32:48 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Artistic and not filling.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328303797_sYFT9" title="Artistic and not filling."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-046/328303797_sYFT9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Artistic and not filling." title="Artistic and not filling." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-046/328303797_sYFT9-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 17:45:00 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Jason's main course was a beef thing. It was tasty!</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328304060_Yxe79" title="Jason's main course was a beef thing. It was tasty!"><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-047/328304060_Yxe79-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Jason's main course was a beef thing. It was tasty!" title="Jason's main course was a beef thing. It was tasty!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-047/328304060_Yxe79-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 18:05:16 <p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com">Jason Dunn</a><br />Ashley had the fish - it was also quite tasty! Great presentation.</p><p><a href="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/5363620_rhsrL#328304358_9m9Vx" title="Ashley had the fish - it was also quite tasty! Great presentation."><img src="http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-048/328304358_9m9Vx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ashley had the fish - it was also quite tasty! Great presentation." title="Ashley had the fish - it was also quite tasty! Great presentation." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-08T11:03:01Z Jason Dunn http://photos.jasondunn.com http://photos.jasondunn.com/Vacation/Japan-Day-9/Japan-2008-Day-9-048/328304358_9m9Vx-Th.jpg 2008-03-30 18:05:25