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The Kyoto clan Banquet at Yase Rikyu Hotel, a members-only resort and onsen.
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| Lunch at Hashimotos | Hashimoto grave | Dinner at Yase Rikyu Hotel | |
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| Setsuko and late husband Tatsuo relocated to Kyoto after Tetsuo retired. A Kyoto visit is always mandatory. Putting the three year interruption behind, Setuko and her children went all out. | |||
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Visiting Hashimoto's in Kyoto for lunch.
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We joined the Hashimoto's to visit their family grave at the foot of Mt. Hiei.
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_22nov06-1031_nn.jpg On Mt. Hiei, overlooking Lake Biwa, is a huge grave ground belonging to Enryakuji,  |
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_22nov07-b_1344.jpg Hashimoto's family grave, Setsuko moved for her husband Tatsuo from Mie prefecture.  |
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_22nov06-0958_nn.jpg The rest of the family members remember and chat about memories of the dead.  |
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_22nov06-1001_nn.jpg Offering flowers and treats deceased favored.  |
_22nov06-1008_nn.jpg And pray that the deceased will oversee and protect the health and wellbeings of the living.  |
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We took a little walk around the vicinity of the hotel before the banquet.
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_22nov07-b_1554.jpg A little snack before taking a brief walk around the hotel  |
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_22nov06-1222_nn.jpg Spectacular full foliage  |
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_22nov07-b_1653.jpg A tramway connects to downtown Kyoto.  |
_22nov13-h_2.jpg The evening banquet hosted by the Hashimotos was fabulous Chinese cuisine  |
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_22nov07-b_1846.jpg Cousin Hiroko and Aunt Setsuko. It is hard to believe she is 92 years old.  |
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_22nov07-b_1847.jpg The two sisters, Setsuko (92) and Toshiko (84)  |
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_22nov08-b_0841b.jpg The next morning coffee at the hotel lobby.  |
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Noriko's cousins, Hiroko and Yukako with aunts Setsuko and Toshiko's assistance, compiled Nishizawa family history into a book. The project was started by uncle Kenzo (Yukako's father) and they took it further doing more research and data. It was a monumental task but they enjoyed working on it.
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_bookofnishizawap8.jpg The family tree dates back to 1784.  |
_bookofnishizawap10.jpg The last three generations  |
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_bookofnishizawap77.jpg Kensuke and Nobu  |
_bookofnishizawap78.jpg Kensuke, Nobu with their children and grandchildren  |
_bookofnishizawap84.jpg House in Ikaino was the base for the Kensuke family.  |
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_bookofnishizawap85.jpg Kenichiro family.  |
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