Last week I went on a elementary school trip to Kyoto and Nara. It was quite spectacular. I'm really lucky that I get to go on such things. We saw many wonderful ancient temples in Kyoto and Nara. Some of the temples are over 1,000 years old. Japan has a very long history. It was really interesting. I particularly liked the giant Bhudda statue (1,200 years old) at Nara. It is over 50 feet tall and cast in bronze. The Bhudda is sitting in lotus position with a palm raised - facing outwards. Its cool that Bhuddism is the main religion in Japan. I like seeing the little Bhuddist things here and there. Shinto is the indigenous religion and is also quite interesting. They believe in nature spirits / angels of the forest / water etc.. and revere their ancestral lineage, that sort of thing. Its all good (God)