Another photo entry...Over the weekend, many of us went to two hanami, the first to Nijojo to see the evening sakura illumination, and the second at Kamigamo Jinja (shrine) for a more traditional picnic on a tarp. The latter was sponsered by FRIENDS, the student group who organizes activities/opportunities for the exchange students and Japanese students to mingle. When it got darker at Nijojo, my phone was actually taking better pictures than my camera for the most part, but they are at a lower res.
At Kamigamo, I discovered that you can get a nokyo-cho stamped at Shinto shrines as well. I also recognize the kanji for charm or protection, "mamori" (守) really well now.
My roommate Wendy and I in typical Asian photo pose, and
some Dragonball Z fusion going on...
IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!
(Kurachi-san--on the right--and his friend whose name I'll retrieve soon)
Myself, Lin-kun, and Emi-chan, about to power-up or something...
