Kyoto

Kyoto is a peaceful city of culture, Buddhist temples, geisha, tofu, green tea and sake :) 

Everyday we saw around 10 temples and shrines with beautiful green gardens. We were late for a cherry blossom week - but still could find some flowers. In Gion - old town we took a part in the traditional tea ceremony - i was lucky to be a special guest and for a few hours we could feel like real Maiko wearing a kimono - traditional Japanese clothes, walking around and had s strange feeling that everyone is making photos of us.. 

Definitely a lovely place to come back for real green tea and blossom cherry ice cream!

Sakura

japanese style

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school trip

 super peaceful shrine

temples are everywhere

Maiko style -walking around

water for a king

rice cake - oishii

following my guide Shizuka

Hokkaido update update

Snowy Spring Surprise

Let me be your Teddy Bear

Peekaboo

ohh, Dear Deer..

found some japanese miracle red - cranes

  tanuki - japanese raccoon dog

stocked at the Sea of Okhotsk

Mashu Lake - the most clear lake in the whole world

Mashu crater lake

volcanic Kussharo Lake

half frozen half with hot volcanic water 

that's not an ugly duckling

National Akan Park

Akan village of Ainu - nothern japanese

it's open

awfully stank of rotten eggs

Crones! Dance for me..

The most dangerous bird in whole Hokkaido

Sea Eagle from Hokkaido

Hokkaido Birds