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Comment: A typical classroom in Meji era (late 1800's)
IMG_2391 * How Samurai in all their armor managed the steep stairs is a great mystery to me. * 2736 x 3648 * (3.08MB)

IMG_2392 * This was a different take on stairs that I quite fancy. * 2736 x 3648 * (2.35MB)

IMG_2395 * Matsumoto Castle. A beautiful guard tower. * 3648 x 2736 * (2.76MB)

IMG_2397 * Luke in front of Matsumoto castle * 2736 x 3648 * (2.93MB)

IMG_2400 * One of the first Western style schools after the Meji restoration. * 2736 x 3648 * (3.04MB)
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IMG_2406 * A desk set. Notice that the seats flip up allowing students to stand when the teacher enters or when they answer a question. Why did we get rid of that tradition? * 3648 x 2736 * (3.46MB)

IMG_2407 * The original carvings are a bizarre mix of traditional Japanese and Western cupids. * 2736 x 3648 * (2.44MB)

Nagano ryokan * The Ryokan (Japanese Inn) where we stayed two nights. Our room was in the top right with the glass windows. * 5070 x 2527 * (3.22MB)

IMG_2419 * The garden inside the ryokan. * 2736 x 3648 * (3.39MB)
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