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