Many thanks go to our wonderful interpreters, Keiko-san and Miki-san.


This gentleman let me do Tai Chi with him in the lobby of the Washington Hotel.




This is one of my favorite images. It was taken by fellow FMFer, Steve Crandall.


Constuction van with slippers outside the Fukui Washington Hotel. Photo taken by Boris Korsunsky, fellow FMFer.


American feet.


This man tried and tried to sell diet products to shoppers in Tokyo-Hands, but had no takers.


Ricefields


Close up of rice field. Japan imports most of its rice.


You must figure how much to put in to ride the subway.


Toilets came in two varieties: the simple one like this......


and the super-fancy ones with multiple controls....


that look like this.


Manholecover in Nikko.


Bicycles were unlocked in bicycle stands. I felt very safe in Japan.