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