Taking the Bullet to Kyoto

Kyoto - its not just a place where presidents from Texas deny global warming. Its a place where there are tons of ancient Buddhist shrines. Took the bullet train from Nagoya to go do a walking tour - very fast and cool.



Here's a couple of shots from the shrines.





If you've ever wondered where calamari comes from - I learned that its made in a machine like this...simply feed the squid in at the top, and down the chute comes delicous tubes and tentacles, ready to eat
Maybe the worlds cutest little cement truck. Everybody in our group thought it was real funny to get a picture of the big guy next to the little truck. I guess it needs to be this small since the streets are pretty narrow, but it seems like you'd be pouring your sidewalk all weekend long

Here's the Japanese cemetary I mentioned in an earlier post. It was a pretty cool view - and reaffirms that high density living in Japan doesn't just apply to those with a pulse