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downtown Sendai, from the roof of the train station
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our room in Japan: notice the paper walls, and that the bed is low to the floor
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Parks in Japan typically don't have much green grass.
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In Japan, cabbage counts as a flower.
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Makudonarudo
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Matsushima Bay
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Monks lived in these little nooks
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a stone full of Kanji
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A Buddha on Ojima
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These porcelain scuptures were inside a shrine. The cat with his paw up symbolizes good luck.
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The footbridge to Ojima.
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wooden dolls for sale
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this man made the wooden dolls right in the front of the shop
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This bonzai shrub is probably quite old and valuable.
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Stairs and statues
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a peacock-shaped boat
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They say this island rings like a bell if the waves hit it just right.
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Many vehicles in Japan are very small, like this truck.
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Peter and Kelly in front of a huge Buddha statue in Sendai
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The Suzuki Twin: yet another tiny car.
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Japanese cash machines are fancier than American ones.
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High-tech toilet seats for sale.
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Okonomiyaki: pancake, cabbage, fish flakes
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Okonomiyaki: adding Soba noodles
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Okonomiyaki: bacon
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Okonomiyaki: shrimp, squid, etc.
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Okonomiyaki: squid chips, more batter
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Okonomiyaki: egg
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Okonomiyaki: sauce
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Okonomiyaki: fish flakes, seasoning
