Part of our 20-gaijin crew...and a nice view of the mountains
More awesome mountains
Rice fields...we actually rode through many of these....
More beautiful mountain range...
The fertility shrine...we stayed far away from this one =)
A really kewl temple...you'll see more of it later
Posing along the way
This is a pic of my lovely stained pants...quick overview of what happened...: the egyptian girl that's bending down behind me stopped right in front of me while we were traveling up a hill. I ended up swerving into an irrigation ditch full of water and into some bamboo/rice. Needless to say she's not one of my favorite people...=)
More of the group
Ishibutai
It looks like an innocent pile of rocks...
But, it's actually an unfinished tomb
Tradition says it was made for Soga no Umako...
The inside...
Plants growing in the wall...
Sunlight shines in through the entrance
Another view...
The rock coffin from the tomb
Deb and Leo posing with the burial chamber....
