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