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