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@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ we would get the rare opportunity to see the hidden Buddha, visible only once ev
 years.  Quite a lucky combination!  I was impressed by the devotion of the people around me.
 The spiritual side of Japanese people does not seem to clash at all with their high-tech lifestyle.
 
-TODO: dark corridor
+Behind the temple, we were led down a narrow staircase to a dark and twisty corridor beneath
+the temple.  We had to walk in the pitch black obscurity, touching the walls in search of a
+metal key of enlightenment.  I could finally get hold of the key and turn it, but the most
+enlightening part of this experience was hearing the crowd of tourists apologizing for bumping
+into each other all the time ;-)
 
 I only have outdoors [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nagano/Zenko-ji|photos]] becuase taking
 pictures inside was strictly forbidden.  A monk yelled at me just for fiddling too much with
@@ -63,13 +67,13 @@ one of Japan's top 3 castles ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle|ph
 museum was also great ([[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Museum|photos]]).  On our way back, we did see
 a [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Nagano/dancing_kids|dancing show]] with cute little girls and their teachers.
 
-{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00147.jpg|Soooo conventiinal!|maxwidth=640}}
-{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00108.jpg|Scary, uh?|maxwidth=640}}
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 Apparently, by leaving Nagano we missed some kind of prayer or event held by Tibetan monks at the
 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenk%C5%8D-ji|Zenko-ji]].  Too bad, it might have been a good chance
 to show some support for the Tibetan cause.  Go, Tibet, Go!
 
+{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00147.jpg|Soooo conventiinal!|maxwidth=640}}
+{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Matsumoto/Castle/00108.jpg|Scary, uh?|maxwidth=640}}
+
 === April 25th: Matsumoto ===
 
 Yesterday, we arrived on a rainy night to the mountain town of Matsumoto, where a lady with a car