Unlucky fortunes.

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I forget what these little cookies are called, but they're famous from Kamakura. We saw the host of a Japanese TV show at the store doing a show about them but I was prohibited from photography.

Origami cranes hang from the ceiling in a Japanese shrine.

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HA! French IS useful all around the world! (ignore the english translation right above)

A train whizzes past the station.

If you get a bad fortune, you tie it to these strings to make the bad luck go away. Here my running mate Takeshi demonstrates.

I bought a fortune from the Shinto shrine. Looks pretty good!

An urn of incense at the giant Buddha.

The world's largest fiber slippers.

The inside of the bronze buddha looks exactly as you would expect it to.

Beans are on sale at this store in Kamakura.

"Human powered taxis" in Kamakura. The little carts are pulled by people! In the background, black motorized taxis wait for customers at the train station.

Portable shrines used for parades.

At this Shinto temple, intentions are written on wooden cards and hung in front of the shrine.

Little kids admire barrels of sake at a Japanese temple in Kamakura.

I pose with my running mate, Egawa Takeshi, in Kamakura.

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The Naval Ensign flies from the mast of Hiei.

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Haze Grey and Underway

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The Mustin crosses the Hiei's bow during maneuvers.

Japanese midshipmen take turns at the helm on Hiei.

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I recieved a challenge coin from Commander-in-Chief Self Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self- Defense Force, Vice Adm. Masahiko Sugimoto for answering a naval history question.

USS Mustin pushes back from the pier and cuts off the George Washington.

Lookouts on the port bridge wing of Hiei as we prepare to leave Yokosuka.

USS George Washington and her escorts returning to Yokosuka.

USS George Washington and her escorts returning to Yokosuka.

Open bar "friendship parties" and receptions? I can get used to this!

Troy High School Reunion! I saw a curly red head and a big nose and knew it had to be Lovinger.

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