Here is where I am now, Ohito, just south of Mishima on the Izu Peninsula…and the end of the 2011…going into the year of the Dragon! for now: enjoy the “Elements” of Chihan’an, a house that is over 200 years old…the family heirloom of Nobuko Awaya

This has been another deeply meaningful and lovely visit to Japan.  Here, I’ll let some photos speak more than my words…