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