While I was wandering around Japan and Korea last year I tried to remember each day to either take a selfie with my phone or have someone else take a photo of me. I’d send my parents a new photo each day so that they could see where I was and what I was doing (and so that they’d know I was still alive). Today I thought I’d share those selfies with everyone. I’ve probably missed two or three photos in the collection below but overall it’s a very good visual summary of the trip. Each photo has a description of where it comes from so just click on them for more info. If you view all of them in order you’ll also get to see the progression as my hair steadily grew out.

 

Asakusa District in Tokyo
Sumo stadium in Tokyo
Ginza District in Tokyo
Inside my hostel in Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Building (Mt Fuji in distant background)
The Great Buddha at Kamakura
Ryuzu Falls near Nikko
Morning Market in Hakodate (yes I ate the squid)
Donut shop in Sapporo
Odori Park in Sapporo
The canal zone in Otaru
Kanazawa Castle
Ginkakuji Temple in Kyoto
Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto
Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto
Bamboo groves in Kyoto
Dotonbori in Osaka
Osaka Castle
Hanging out with the deer in Nara
Todaji Temple in Nara
The Running Man sign in Osaka
A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima
Himeji Castle
The floating torii of Miyajima
Peace Park in Nagasaki
Random hidden beach near Itoshima
Wedded Rocks near Itoshima
War Memorial of Korea in Seoul
Deoksugung Palace in Seoul
Gyeonbokgung Palace in Seoul
Inside one of the meeting houses at the JSA in the Korean DMZ
Dorasan Station at the Korean DMZ
Looking out on North Korea at the Korean DMZ
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple in Busan
Gamcheon Cultural Village in Busan
Haeundae Beach in Busan
Cheonjiyeon Falls on Jeju Island
Hyeopjae Beach on Jeju Island
The Hachinko Statue in Shibuya, Tokyo
Roppongi Hills observation deck in Tokyo

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