A gardener sweeping leaves at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa 16 October 2013 36 views of Nihon The words ‘You Heights’ written on a building in Kanazawa An image of a tatami room looking over Lake Kawaguchiko, Mt Fuji A section of the torii path behind Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine in Kyoto A gardener sweeping leaves at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa One of the many red shrines at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto Prayer blocks at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto Cat-themed dishes at a restaurant in Osaka Hello Kitty/Osaka Castle limited edition public transport card An origami crane sitting on a guide book Autumnal trees and pond, Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa A view of a traditional tatami house in Hiroshima The floating torii of Miyajima Japanese beer vending machine A smaller shrine at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto Scene from the folding screen depicting the Summer War of Osaka, Osaka Castle The Miyajima torii, three deer and a woman with an umbrella A shallow stream in Nakameguro, Tokyo, framed by cherry trees A sweet potato and green tea ice cream cone A fence covered with lovers’ padlocks, Enoshima island A painting of Mt Fuji on the side of a train A poster for a mysterious detective agency, found in Hiroshima A picture of the front door of our crash-pad in Nakameguro, Tokyo The driver’s compartment of a bullet train a Tokyo Station A bus with no passengers in Fukuoka Footprints painted on a road in Kanazawa A strange saucer-shaped object in the sky above Kagoshima A view of Fukuoka from the JR Beetle A partial view of the summit of Mount Fuji, surrounded by clouds The Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima at low tide A Japanese bento box, containing assorted nom noms A woman in a kimono in front of a shrine at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto. A pachinko arcade in Shibuya, Tokyo A tram heading for Hiroshima Station Manicured trees and pond at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa A bell outside a hillside temple in Takayama