Archive for July 24th, 2003

Thursday, July 24th, 2003

Darren, Matt, Joy, and Tanya visit

Holy moly! 4 people visiting at once! Pix:
          

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Thursday, July 24th, 2003

Gion Festival

Last week I went to Gion Festival in Kyoto. This is a festival that started in 869 with a plague. To apease the gods that sent the plague, the Seiwa emperor, resident in Kyoto, sent his officials to Gion Shrine. Also, the Emperor ordered a procession of floats to be paraded about [...]

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