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