AC/DC cover band.

How Japan compares to the U.S. - bigger than I thought.

It just happened to be Cherry Blossom time. So many of them.

Our breakfast garden view in Tokyo.

Observation tower view of Tokyo.

Architectural display in the observation tower. See anything you recognize New Yorkers?

Mt.Fuji. Yeah, you don't get to see Rainier and Denali most of the time either!

Bullet train. All over the country, 185mph. Average on-time is +/- 12 seconds!

They wanted to make sure we saw this - The Last Samurai (Tom Cruise)

Hiroshima. Luckily I read Black Rain several years ago so I knew the details. Apparently most of the sobbers and cryers in the museum hadn't. Very sobering.

Oh look, we're getting a new pole. All our neighbors sent pictures of the one next to it because the top caught fire(?!?) while we were in Japan.

Top 10 selling albums of all time.

10. Saturday Night Fever - Bee Gees

9. Rumours - Fleewood Mac

8. Come On Over - Shania Twain

7. Hotel California - Eagles

6. Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf

5. Greatest Hits - Eagles

4. Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

3. The Bodyguard - Whitney Houston

2. Back in Black - AC/DC

1. Thriller - Michael Jackson

One of the big piles - before

Two of the big piles - after. Only about 10 more piles to go.

Where they went. 5 - 6ft. tall. Maybe 5,000lbs. Cords weigh less but have more air space.