To conclude my Japanese photo's, two parts of miscellaneous images that I like a lot, but didn't quite fit into any of the previous themes.

Matsumoto, 26/10/2006
I've never seen bigger carp than the ones in the moat at Matsumoto castle...

Nagano, 20/10/2006
One of the things I've missed about Japan since my return is the vending machines everywhere; I recently popped into the Japanese supermarket in Soho and was very pleased to see them selling Pocari Sweat (but sadly not Blendy coffee).

On the way back from Yudanaka, 24/10/2006

Nagano, 20/10/2006