Autumn Illumination, Tenju-an Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Autumn Illumination at Tenju-an (天授庵), a sub-temple of Nanzen-ji in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan.
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Autumn at Minakami Shrine, Nagano, Japan
Minakami Jinja (皆神神社) on Mount Mirakami outside Matsushiro in Nagano, Japan, dates back to the 15th/16th centuries.
Station Master, Matsushiro, Nagano, Japan
A candid shot of the station master at Matsushiro Station (decommissioned in April 2012) in Nagano, Japan.
Bizen Pottery Festival, Okayama Pref., Japan
Every year in October, the Festival of Bizen Pottery (備前焼まつり, Bizen-yaki Matsuri) is held in the small town of Imbe (伊部) in the former Bizen province, now part of Okayama Prefecture.
Hyogo Daibutsu, Kobe, Japan
The Hyōgo Daibutsu (兵庫大仏) in Kobe is known as one of the three big Buddhas in Japan, in the same class with the Nara and Kamakura Daibutsus.
Lunchtime, Sannomiya, Kobe, Japan
Lunchtime at a Yakisoba restaurant in an underpass somewhere in the Sannomiya area of Kobe, Japan.
Western-Style Houses, Kitano Ijinkan, Kobe, Japan
A pleasant walk amongst western-style buildings in the Kitano Ijinkan district of Kobe, Japan.
Laughing Buddha, Chinatown, Kobe, Japan
A statue of a laughing Buddha greets visitors at the entrance to the Chinatown of Kobe, Japan.
Souvenir Photos, Atsuta Shrine, Nagoya, Japan
Atsuta Jingu in Nagoya is Japan’s second-most important Shinto shrine, after the Ise Grand Shrine.
Couples, Tübingen, Germany
Two couples at different stages in their lives, as seen at Hohentübingen Castle in southwestern Germany.
Dog Garden Cafe, Harborland, Kobe, Japan
A nice moment from the ‘Dog Garden Cafe’ at Harborland, a shopping complex in the port area of Kobe, Japan.
Traveling Journeymen, Wernigerode, Germany
Traveling carpenter journeymen are walking the streets of the old city of Wernigerode, Germany.
