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Tsuba Otaku (鍔おたく)
Reflections of a Not So Empty Mind
JAPAN VACATION PHOTOS
Shimane Prefecutre Photos
 Matsue Castle in Shimane Prefecture |  Exhibit Hall of an Iron Mine |  Iron Mine Street View |
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 Mountain Cherry Tree in Garden |  Old Street View at Iron Mine |  Adachi Museum of Art |
 Tea House at Iron Mine |  Shinto Shrine at Iron Mine |  Izumo Taisha Shrine |
 Izumo Taisha Shrine Main Hall |
Hirado Island Photos
Kumamoto Castle
 Matsura Historical Museum |  Dutch Trading Post #1 |  Dutch Trading Post #2 |
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 Small Island near Hirado |  Hirado Island Buddhist Temple |  Temple and Church View |
 Buddhist Temple Entrance |  Saint Francis Xavier Memorial |  Hirado Castle #1 |
 Hirado Castle #2 |  Shinto Shrine Gate at Hirado Castle |
Kumamoto Castle
 Kumamoto Castle #1A collection of photos of Kumamoto Castle (Kumamoto-jō 熊本城) located in Kumamoto Prefecture taken in 2013. The castle has since had major damage done to it by a major earthquake. Please pray for Kumamoto. |  Kumamoto Castle #2 |  Kumamoto Castle #3 |
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 Kumamoto Castle #4 |  Kumamoto Castle #5 |  Kumamoto Castle #6 |
 Kumamoto Castle #7 |  Kumamoto Castle #8 |
Nagasaki
 Tōmeizan Kōfuku-ji (東明山興福寺)A main temple of the Obaku Zen sect in Nagasaki City. |  Temple GateThe main gate at a Obaku Zen Temple in Nagasaki City topped with sea monsters to ward against fire. |  Main Gate InsideSea monsters along the inside of the main temple gate of Kōfuku Temple. |
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 Temple Bell TowerThe bell tower of Kōfuku Temple. |  Confucian TempleConfucian temple located in the Chinatown of Nagasaki City. |  Dutch Style HouseThis is a Dutch style house build on the once island of Dejima in Nagasaki City. |
 Catholic ChurchA large statue of the Virgin Mary in a large Catholic Church in the city of Nagasaki. |  Shikairō (四海楼) Champon RestaurantA famous restaurant in downtown Nagasaki that developed Champon style noodles. |  Glover Garden (Gurabāen グラバー園)A very nice English style garden on the hill tops of Nagasaki city. |
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