Naoko sprays varnish to prepare furniture for the upcoming exhibition. (Kyoto, Japan) Yuri and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Kinoshita. (Kyoto, Japan) We were treated like kings. (Kyoto, Japan) Tad and Frank in Nara posing next to people-pulled carts. (Nara, Japan) A group of students also visiting Nara. (Nara, Japan) This sculpture is inside of the huge entrance gate to the Todaiji Temple. It is to scare off evil and protect the temple. I believe it could scare off just about anything. (Nara, Japan) A high-tech sensor-eye flushing eastern-style toilet. (Nara, Japan) The immense Todaiji Temple. (Nara, Japan) We all love those pictures! Say PEACE! (Nara, Japan) The Buddha inside the Todaiji Temple. (Nara, Japan) Frank rings the gong inside the temple. (Nara, Japan) Another protector of good and also made of wood. (Nara, Japan) With all the statues, gold, and buddhas, the kids were having the most fun climbing through a hole in one of the columns and lined up for a chance. (Nara, Japan) Santa Frank and his Japanese reindeer. (Nara, Japan) At first they were trying to sell Tad something and then we all settled on a picture. (Nara, Japan)