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Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-22-2015, 01:09 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
This door keeps you from going deeper into the...

This door keeps you from going deeper into the caves and the bats nests
Everything closed,I got something to eat and was back at it early AM...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-22-2015, 01:09 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
Now, usually when you get off the train you show...

Now, usually when you get off the train you show your train pass and you're on your way. Not so in Kawaguchiko. I was required to give me passport for a photocopy, take a photo, and give my itinerary...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-22-2015, 12:30 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
So if you haven't figured out by now, I walked, a...

So if you haven't figured out by now, I walked, a lot, my trip counter said around 40 miles a day was my average. I actually walked through the callous on my...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-22-2015, 12:25 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
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Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-22-2015, 12:16 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
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Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-22-2015, 12:09 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
Another early AM to somewhere in the obscuirty of...

Another early AM to somewhere in the obscuirty of Japan. Today was Koga, one of the three remaining ninja Villages.
Again in the middle of BFE, I get off the train and the train attendant asked me if...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-22-2015, 12:09 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
Nara Japan is known for the wild dear that over...

Nara Japan is known for the wild dear that over the millennia have been tamed by the monks and allow you to pet and feed them...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-21-2015, 11:11 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
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This was a pretty big moment for me. Miyamoto Musashi was a huge inspiration in training, and ultimately...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-21-2015, 11:03 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
As I reach the bottom of Japan, before starting...

As I reach the bottom of Japan, before starting my return to Tokyo, lies the most important stop. Just between Fukuoka and Shimonoseki lies a shitty little island called Ganryu-ijima. Covered in sea...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-21-2015, 10:56 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
I guess I lost a ton of pictures from one of the...

I guess I lost a ton of pictures from one of the memorials. Sucks.
By the time I wandered around the castle, outdoor mall area, ate, ate, ate, ate some more it was night and I went on the prowl for a...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 12-16-2015, 12:01 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
I lost track of time at the Bank sprinted to...

I lost track of time at the Bank sprinted to Hiroshima Castle, the castle itself is a repop and has been built several dozen times since the bomb was dropped, it's now a museum of former feudal...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-15-2015, 05:30 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
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Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-15-2015, 05:19 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
The whole city of Hiroshima is built around the...

The whole city of Hiroshima is built around the monument area, doesn't have the same railway system as the rest of Japan either, street cars and lots of underground...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-11-2015, 10:31 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
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Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-11-2015, 10:31 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
I can definitely see why it's so popular, but...

I can definitely see why it's so popular, but there were just too many people there and it really ruined the experience. It eventually turned into a mad dash to get into sight of the...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-11-2015, 10:04 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
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Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-11-2015, 09:47 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
Up to this point in my trip everyone was super...

Up to this point in my trip everyone was super cool, and I was almost forgetting what it was like to be an asshole because no one deserved it, then I got to...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-11-2015, 09:13 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
Seriously. The castle was very interactive too,...

Seriously. The castle was very interactive too, you could play with the joinery parts in the exposed portion of the castle, very cool.
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-11-2015, 01:42 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
Apparently a dutch glasssmith traveled to Japan...

Apparently a dutch glasssmith traveled to Japan and built this shrine featuring this stained glass...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-11-2015, 01:25 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
Like most castles in Japan, not a single nail,...

Like most castles in Japan, not a single nail, bolt, or fastener was used. They used entirely leverage and friction based assemblies. Seen...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-11-2015, 01:17 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
Each castle that I visited showcased something...

Each castle that I visited showcased something unique to it, instead of trying to make it look original it was more of an engineering museum showing how castles were built. Kanazawa castle was the...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-11-2015, 01:09 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
I spent a few hours at Kenrokuen, the place is...

I spent a few hours at Kenrokuen, the place is...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-09-2015, 08:34 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
There is a ton more pics of the Ninja museum in...

There is a ton more pics of the Ninja museum in my photobucket. It was a long day and didn't make it to Kanazawa till...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-09-2015, 08:01 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
I ride around Matsumoto for a while looking at...

I ride around Matsumoto for a while looking at the castle town area before leaving for Nagano, which was the half point for many spots up north, so while I was there I went sight...
Forum: B.S. Lounge 11-09-2015, 12:26 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,564
Posted By Shaolin Crane
I'd like to do this all in one stint, but however...

I'd like to do this all in one stint, but however photobucket does cookies on their site sucks balls and eventually gets to the point where I can't use it in the browser at all until I restart. The...
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