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Highlights of the trip:

Koyasan overnight stay in Buddist temple and the cemetery
Kyoto festival
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, particularly the Children's Peace Memorial
Osaga festival
Tokyo Fish Market
48 Waterfalls
The "floating" Torii gate 
Buddhist temples and shrines