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