Just thought I'd share some photo's I took on my recent trip to Japan.

http://www.madmilkdud.com/photo/japan07/japan07-1.htm

Hope you all enjoy.

Wow some of those photo's are stunning!

nice pics there mr buic san.

when's the next trip ?

ewww...opened it expecting some PHAT imports and instead some scenery..

Don't know yet... Not for a while I think. I'm tossing up if I can actually afford the time this Christmas, but I'm pretty sure I simply can't.

Didn't you see my rental 4WD?! That's pretty phat! ^O^

Hey Steve they are very very impressive photos man. Is it expensive to go to Jap land or not to bad.

Very expensive.

I always seemed to spend around 25-30k.

And come back with 3 shipping containers and 4 cars?

Sometimes.

Good shots too Steve, the closest I have ever got to Fujisan is on the shinkansen to and from Osaka.

Miyajima would have to be one of my favourite parts of Japan. Love the water Tori.

Yeah me to been there a couple times now. See people think i am paying a loan for the Silvia not really its for my trip to Japan and i to have shipping containers with cars. NOT

Were not all as lucky as Kenjisan

It can be easily very expensive, but it can be done on a pretty tight budget. The biggest cost is accomodation, and airfare, once you're past that, it's fairly cheap.

Though cheap accommodation can be arranged.
I stayed at Toyoko inn this time around (toyoko-inn.co.jp) Pretty basic hotel, but you get a private bathroom, a comfortable large bed, and enough room to spend a night in... Though there's not much room.

You need to check out the JR affiliated hotels Steve, there is one in Ueno up on the hill. 5 minutes walk, around the zoo and up the hill.

Ms Nakamura (reception) is hot too!

Oh, really? Next time then. Is she young and single? I was pretty impressed by a young lady at the reception of a hotel at Kyoto I stayed in, Hotel Nishiyama, she only worked during the day, but dayum.

How much per night? (the room I mean).

I think it was around $100. Which is pretty good as it is only 4 or 5 stops to Tokyo and you can acutally walk to Aki.

I dont know if she was single or not. Doesnt matter to me anyway, i am only allowed to look.

He he... True true. Got your car yet?

I was paying about 70 bucks a night at Toyoko, but if there's attractive females, I'm up for a stay.

Do it. There is a wicked bakery at the Ueno station too.

Car should be on the ship as we speak.

the pictures are awesome! nice work!

Yeah, have been to that one.

Next time you're there, try the one at Mejiro station, it's actually inside the gates, so you only need to get off the Yamanote and hop back on, but they have slightly sweeter breads, one is filled with lemon merange, was very interesting. '.

The quality of ure picts are amazing. Ive seen Mt Fuji, however havent climbed it...

man that entire first page is absolutely INCREDIBLE!
although with a 5D you'd want to hope so
but very nice pics all the way through man....
(i am hanging out for the cars though )

I really didn't get that many of cars, but will have a more 'touristy' collection of photo's up shortly (sometime before the weekend).

Incidentally, owning a nice camera doesn't make a photographer. ' Over the coarse of the trip, I took over 6000 shots, and only 50 were keepers. That's LESS then 1%.

But to be honest, 3974 of those were for timelapse, so leaving me with a little over 2000... My average goes up a little. '