KOPPELQUESTS - Photo Gallery

4/1/2004

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A "racoon dog" at Chingodo Temple (see journal for a description of what this is...)
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A great tempura lunch (sitting on the floor, of course) at the Daikokuya restaurant in Asakusa.
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The Hosoumon Gate in front of the Kannon do Temple. The smoke is from burning incense.
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The view of the gate, as seen from the temple
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The Kanon do Temple
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Here's Paula trying to expose herself the smoke from the incense. People here believe that doing this results in good health, and we saw many people actually rubbing the smoke into their clothing.
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More picnicers along the river
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We eventually realized that people come earlier in the day to place their tarps down and reserve spots for later!
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The night lights of Tokyo's Shinjuku area