Dawes-man: My first night, before the ride began, in a 'yatai', a street stall selling oden and Chinese noodles.
Dawes-man: My luggage - the bike in a bag and my handle and saddle bags - in the morning.
Dawes-man: Unpacking the bike.
Dawes-man: Day 1 - On the way to Houfu, to stay with a student and her family.
Dawes-man: New Year's lunch.
Dawes-man: Delicate lacquerware tea set.
Dawes-man: Fugu sashimi - the famous poisonous blowfish, raw.
Dawes-man: Traditional Visit to a shrine on New Year's Day.
Dawes-man: Houfu Tenmangu - the garden.
Dawes-man: Shrine Maidens (presumably).
Dawes-man: Houfu Tenmangu garden and tea house.
Dawes-man: Houfu Tenmangu - the queue.
Dawes-man: Houfu Tenmangu.
Dawes-man: Paper prayers for good luck.
Dawes-man: A stage for a noh play performance.
Dawes-man: View of Houfu city.
Dawes-man: Bicycle Repair shop on the road to Miyajima.
Dawes-man: On The Road 1
Dawes-man: Wide Berth
Dawes-man: View from a bridge 1:3
Dawes-man: View from a bridge 2 1:3
Dawes-man: Sea View 1:3
Dawes-man: Back lane 1:4
Dawes-man: Back lane 2 1:4
Dawes-man: Wide Berth ¼