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